Barkley Township, Jasper County, Indiana

Barkley Township
Barkley Township
Township
	Location in Jasper County
	Coordinates: 41°01′33″N 87°04′20″W / 41.02583°N 87.07222°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jasper
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	59.92 sq mi (155.2 km2)
• Land	59.9 sq mi (155 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.02%
Elevation	689 ft (210 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	915
• Density	15/sq mi (6/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0453095

Barkley Township is one of thirteen townships in Jasper County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 915 (up from 900 at 2010^[2]) and it contained 373 housing units.

History

Barkley Township was established in 1838. It was named for Henry Barkley, Sr.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 59.92 square miles (155.2 km²), of which 59.9 square miles (155 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.02%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

Extinct towns

Lewiston
Moody

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains nine cemeteries: Brown, Dunkard, Hankle, Parkison, Prater, Price, Rees, Sandridge and Smith.

Major highways

Education

Barkley Township residents may request a free library card from the Jasper County Public Library.^[4]

References

"Barkley Township, Jasper County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

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