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Columbia Township, Fayette County, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°33′36″N 85°12′13″W / 39.56000°N 85.20361°W / 39.56000; -85.20361
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Columbia Township
Location of Columbia Township in Fayette County
Location of Columbia Township in Fayette County
Coordinates: 39°33′36″N 85°12′13″W / 39.56000°N 85.20361°W / 39.56000; -85.20361
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFayette
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total21.42 sq mi (55.5 km2)
 • Land21.42 sq mi (55.5 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation833 ft (254 m)
Population
 • Total957
 • Density46.4/sq mi (17.9/km2)
FIPS code18-14644[3]
GNIS feature ID453239

Columbia Township is one of nine townships in Fayette County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 993 and it contained 423 housing units.[4]

History

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Columbia Township was organized in 1819.[5][6]

Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 21.42 square miles (55.5 km2), all land.[4]

Unincorporated towns

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Adjacent townships

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Major highways

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References

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  • "Columbia Township, Fayette County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Columbia Township, Fayette County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 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. ^ History of Fayette County, Indiana. Warner, Beers and Company. 1885. pp. 190.
  6. ^ Barrows, Frederic Irving (1917). History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Bowen, B. F. p. 214.
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