Marion Township
Township
Beaver Lake, located in Marion Township
Beaver Lake, located in Marion Township
Location of Marion Township in Dubois County
Location of Marion Township in Dubois County
Coordinates: 38°24′02″N 86°50′15″W / 38.40056°N 86.83750°W / 38.40056; -86.83750
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDubois
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total32.66 sq mi (84.6 km2)
 • Land31.71 sq mi (82.1 km2)
 • Water0.95 sq mi (2.5 km2)
Elevation
[1]
499 ft (152 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total1,432
 • Density47.3/sq mi (18.3/km2)
FIPS code18-46890[3]
GNIS feature ID453605

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.[4]

History

Marion Township was created from land given by Bainbridge, Hall, Columbia, Harbison, and Patoka townships.[5]

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.[4]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Marion Township, Dubois County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  5. ^ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. pp. 359.

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