Spencer Township, Jennings County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°58′24″N 85°44′41″W / 38.97333°N 85.74472°W / 38.97333; -85.74472CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyJenningsGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total49.23 sq mi (127.5 km²) • Land48.91 sq mi (126.7 km²) • Water0.32 sq mi (0.8 km²) 0.65%Elevation

646 ft (197 m)Population

(2020)

• Total2,416 • Density49/sq mi (19/km²)GNIS feature ID0453861

Spencer Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,416 (up from 2,326 at 2010^[1]) and it contained 938 housing units.^[2]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,410	—
1900	1,584	12.3%
1910	1,347	−15.0%
1920	1,215	−9.8%
1930	981	−19.3%
1940	1,123	14.5%
1950	1,166	3.8%
1960	1,421	21.9%
1970	1,570	10.5%
1980	2,093	33.3%
1990	1,980	−5.4%
2000	2,073	4.7%
2010	2,326	12.2%
2020	2,416	3.9%
Source: US Decennial Census^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.23 square miles (127.5 km²), of which 48.91 square miles (126.7 km²) (or 99.35%) is land and 0.32 square miles (0.83 km²) (or 0.65%) is water.^[1] The streams of Indian Creek, Little Mutton Creek, Powder Creek, Storm Creek, Tea Creek and Twomile Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Four Corners
Hayden

Adjacent townships

Geneva Township (north)
Center Township (east)
Vernon Township (east)
Lovett Township (southeast)
Marion Township (south)
Vernon Township, Jackson County (southwest)
Washington Township, Jackson County (southwest)
Jackson Township, Jackson County (west)
Redding Township, Jackson County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Barkman, Hunt, Myers, Saint Catherines, Saint James, Sixmile, Whitcomb and Wohrer.

Major highways

U.S. Route 50

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ ^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.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".