Greene Township, Jay County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°25′59″N 85°04′11″W / 40.43306°N 85.06972°W / 40.43306; -85.06972CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyJayGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.26 sq mi (91.3 km²) • Land35.25 sq mi (91.3 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²) 0.03%Elevation

902 ft (275 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total926 • Density26/sq mi (10/km²)GNIS feature ID0453348

Greene Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 926 (down from 989 at 2010^[2]) and it contained 383 housing units.^[1]

History

Greene Township was organized in 1838.^[3] A large share of the early settlers being natives of Greene County, Ohio, caused the name to be selected.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.26 square miles (91.3 km²), of which 35.25 square miles (91.3 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

Blaine
Center
Greene

Extinct towns

Corkwell
Pony

Adjacent townships

Jackson Township (north)
Wayne Township (east)
Pike Township (southeast)
Jefferson Township (south)
Richland Township (southwest)
Knox Township (west)
Penn Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Center, Claycomb, Kinsey, Sager, Whaley, Whicker and Whiteman.

Major highways

SR 26
SR 67

References

"Greene Township, Jay 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

^ ^a ^b "Census Bureau profile: Greene Township, Jay County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ ^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.
^ Jay, Milton T. (1922). History of Jay County, Indiana: Including Its World War Record and Incorporating the Montgomery History, Volume 1. Historical Publishing Company. p. 108.
^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for Greene County, Ohio, home of settlers.