Vernon Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Jennings County |
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Coordinates: 38°57′17″N 85°35′55″W / 38.95472°N 85.59861°WCoordinates: 38°57′17″N 85°35′55″W / 38.95472°N 85.59861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Jennings |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 34.08 sq mi (88.3 km2) |
• Land | 33.98 sq mi (88.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) 0.29% |
Elevation | 748 ft (228 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,809 |
• Density | 82.7/sq mi (31.9/km2) |
GNIS feature ID | 0453957 |
Vernon Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,809 and it contained 1,118 housing units.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.08 square miles (88.3 km2), of which 33.98 square miles (88.0 km2) (or 99.71%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (or 0.29%) is water. The streams of Crooked Creek, Duck Branch, Goose Run and Huckleberry Branch run through this township.
The township contains six cemeteries: Baldwin, Coryell, Ebenezer, Stewart, Sullivan and Vernon.