Spencer Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Jennings County |
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Coordinates: 38°58′24″N 85°44′41″W / 38.97333°N 85.74472°WCoordinates: 38°58′24″N 85°44′41″W / 38.97333°N 85.74472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Jennings |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 49.23 sq mi (127.5 km2) |
• Land | 48.91 sq mi (126.7 km2) |
• Water | 0.32 sq mi (0.8 km2) 0.65% |
Elevation | 646 ft (197 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,326 |
• Density | 47.6/sq mi (18.4/km2) |
GNIS feature ID | 0453861 |
Spencer Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,326 and it contained 911 housing units.
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. The streams of Indian Creek, Little Mutton Creek, Powder Creek, Storm Creek, Tea Creek and Twomile Creek run through this township.
The township contains eight cemeteries: Barkman, Hunt, Myers, Saint Catherines, Saint James, Sixmile, Whitcomb and Wohrer.