Columbia Township Gibson County | |
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Coordinates: 38°20′07″N 87°21′42″W / 38.33528°N 87.36167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Gibson |
Township Seat | Oakland City |
School District | East Gibson School Corporation |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
• Trustee | Shannon Green |
Area | |
• Total | 31.03 sq mi (80.4 km2) |
• Land | 30.49 sq mi (79.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.55 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
Elevation | 489 ft (149 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,539 |
• Density | 110/sq mi (44/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 47660 |
Area code | 812 |
FIPS code | 18-14662[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453240 |
Columbia Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,539 (down from 3,830 at 2010[3]) and it contained 1,757 housing units.[4] Oakland City is the township seat.
Columbia Township was established in 1825.[5]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 3,014 | — | |
1900 | 3,465 | 15.0% | |
1910 | 3,588 | 3.5% | |
1920 | 3,296 | −8.1% | |
1930 | 3,908 | 18.6% | |
1940 | 4,154 | 6.3% | |
1950 | 4,766 | 14.7% | |
1960 | 4,158 | −12.8% | |
1970 | 4,603 | 10.7% | |
1980 | 4,717 | 2.5% | |
1990 | 4,244 | −10.0% | |
2000 | 4,149 | −2.2% | |
2010 | 3,830 | −7.7% | |
2020 | 3,539 | −7.6% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[6] |