Bigger Township | |
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Coordinates: 38°57′23″N 85°29′40″W / 38.95639°N 85.49444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Jennings |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 30.74 sq mi (79.6 km2) |
• Land | 30.69 sq mi (79.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2) 0.16% |
Elevation | 745 ft (227 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 664 |
• Density | 22/sq mi (8.3/km2) |
GNIS feature ID | 0453111 |
Bigger Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 664 (down from 726 at 2010 [1]) and it contained 272 housing units. [2]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 929 | — | |
1900 | 996 | 7.2% | |
1910 | 832 | −16.5% | |
1920 | 696 | −16.3% | |
1930 | 518 | −25.6% | |
1940 | 594 | 14.7% | |
1950 | 528 | −11.1% | |
1960 | 498 | −5.7% | |
1970 | 504 | 1.2% | |
1980 | 574 | 13.9% | |
1990 | 611 | 6.4% | |
2000 | 688 | 12.6% | |
2010 | 726 | 5.5% | |
2020 | 664 | −8.5% | |
Source: US Decennial Census [3] |
Bigger Township was established in 1840. It was named for Samuel Bigger, seventh Governor of Indiana. [4]
Benville Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.74 square miles (79.6 km2), of which 30.69 square miles (79.5 km2) (or 99.84%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.16%) is water. [1]
The township contains three cemeteries: Bethel, Callicotte and Hughes.
Bigger Township | |
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Coordinates: 38°57′23″N 85°29′40″W / 38.95639°N 85.49444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Jennings |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 30.74 sq mi (79.6 km2) |
• Land | 30.69 sq mi (79.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2) 0.16% |
Elevation | 745 ft (227 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 664 |
• Density | 22/sq mi (8.3/km2) |
GNIS feature ID | 0453111 |
Bigger Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 664 (down from 726 at 2010 [1]) and it contained 272 housing units. [2]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 929 | — | |
1900 | 996 | 7.2% | |
1910 | 832 | −16.5% | |
1920 | 696 | −16.3% | |
1930 | 518 | −25.6% | |
1940 | 594 | 14.7% | |
1950 | 528 | −11.1% | |
1960 | 498 | −5.7% | |
1970 | 504 | 1.2% | |
1980 | 574 | 13.9% | |
1990 | 611 | 6.4% | |
2000 | 688 | 12.6% | |
2010 | 726 | 5.5% | |
2020 | 664 | −8.5% | |
Source: US Decennial Census [3] |
Bigger Township was established in 1840. It was named for Samuel Bigger, seventh Governor of Indiana. [4]
Benville Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.74 square miles (79.6 km2), of which 30.69 square miles (79.5 km2) (or 99.84%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.16%) is water. [1]
The township contains three cemeteries: Bethel, Callicotte and Hughes.