Marion Township | |
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Coordinates: 38°24′02″N 86°50′15″W / 38.40056°N 86.83750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Dubois |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 32.66 sq mi (84.6 km2) |
• Land | 31.71 sq mi (82.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.95 sq mi (2.5 km2) |
Elevation | 499 ft (152 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,432 |
• Density | 47.3/sq mi (18.3/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-46890 [3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453605 |
Marion Township is one of twelve townships in Dubois County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,501 and it contained 767 housing units. [4]
Marion Township was created from land given by Bainbridge, Hall, Columbia, Harbison, and Patoka townships. [5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.66 square miles (84.6 km2), of which 31.71 square miles (82.1 km2) (or 97.09%) is land and 0.95 square miles (2.5 km2) (or 2.91%) is water. [4]
Marion Township is in Northeast Dubois County School Corporation. [6] The comprehensive high school of that school district is Northeast Dubois High School.
In 1948 Harbison and Marion townships were planning a joint high school. [7]