Marion Township, Dubois County, Indiana

Marion Township
Township

Beaver Lake, located in Marion Township

Location of Marion Township in Dubois County
Coordinates: 38°24′02″N 86°50′15″W / 38.40056°N 86.83750°W / 38.40056; -86.83750Coordinates: 38°24′02″N 86°50′15″W / 38.40056°N 86.83750°W / 38.40056; -86.83750
Country United States
State Indiana
County Dubois
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 32.66 sq mi (84.6 km2)
 • Land 31.71 sq mi (82.1 km2)
 • Water 0.95 sq mi (2.5 km2)
Elevation[1] 499 ft (152 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,501
 • Density 47.3/sq mi (18.3/km2)
FIPS code 18-46890[2]
GNIS feature ID 453605

Marion Township is one of twelve townships in Dubois County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,501 and it contained 767 housing units.[3]

History

Marion Township was created from land given by Bainbridge, Hall, Columbia, Harbison, and Patoka townships.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.66 square miles (84.6 km2), of which 31.71 square miles (82.1 km2) (or 97.09%) is land and 0.95 square miles (2.5 km2) (or 2.91%) is water.[3]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  4. ↑ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. p. 359.
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