Barkley Township, Jasper County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Barkley Township is one of thirteen townships
in Jasper County
, Indiana
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 836.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Jasper County
Jasper County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 30,043 people, 10,686 households, and 8,217 families residing in the county. The population density was 54 people per square mile . There were 11,236 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 836.
Geography
Barkley Township covers an area of 59.9 square miles (155.1 km²); of this, 0.01 square mile (0.0258998811 km²) or 0.03 percent is water.Adjacent townships
- Walker TownshipWalker Township, Jasper County, IndianaWalker Township is one of thirteen townships in Jasper County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,797.-Geography:Walker Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.61 percent is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Asphaltum* Kniman...
(north) - Gillam TownshipGillam Township, Jasper County, IndianaGillam Township is one of thirteen townships in Jasper County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 723.-Adjacent townships:* Cass Township, Pulaski County * White Post Township, Pulaski County...
(east) - Hanging Grove TownshipHanging Grove Township, Jasper County, IndianaHanging Grove Township is one of thirteen townships in Jasper County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 236.-Unincorporated towns:* Hanging Grove* McCoysburg-Adjacent townships:* Gillam Township...
(southeast) - Marion TownshipMarion Township, Jasper County, IndianaMarion Township is one of thirteen townships in Jasper County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 7,227.-Geography:Marion Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.12 percent is water.-Cities and towns:* Collegeville...
(southwest) - Union TownshipUnion Township, Jasper County, IndianaUnion Township is one of thirteen townships in Jasper County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,382.-Geography:Union Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.31 percent is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Aix* Fair Oaks* Moffitt...
(west)
Cemeteries
The township contains nine cemeteries: Brown, Dunkard, Hankle, Parkison, Prater, Price, Rees, Sandridge and Smith.Major highways
- Indiana State Road 14Indiana State Road 14State Road 14 is an east–west road in northern Indiana. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 41 in Enos, and its eastern terminus is at Interstate 69 in Fort Wayne....
- Indiana State Road 49Indiana State Road 49State Road 49 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a state highway in northwest Indiana. It runs from just north of Chesterton at the intersection with U.S. Route 12 south to a rural interchange 10 miles northeast of Rensselaer with State Road 14...