Columbia Township, Gibson County, Indiana
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Columbia Township is one of ten townships
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....

 in Gibson County, Indiana
Gibson County, Indiana
Gibson County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana and is included in the Evansville, Indiana–Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 33,503. The county seat is Princeton.-Geography:...

. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 4,149. Oakland City is the township seat.

Geography

Columbia Township covers an area of 31.03 square miles (80.4 km²); of this, 0.38 square mile (0.9841954818 km²) or 1.23 percent is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Dongola
  • Gray Junction
  • Gudgel
  • Oak Hill

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Gibson County
  • Barton Township
    Barton Township, Gibson County, Indiana
    Barton Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,796. Somerville is the township seat.-Geography:Barton Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.21 percent is water.-Adjacent townships:...

     (south)
  • Center Township
    Center Township, Gibson County, Indiana
    Center Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,478. Francisco is the township seat.-Geography:Center Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.1 percent is water.-Adjacent townships:...

     (west)

Pike County
  • Logan Township
    Logan Township, Pike County, Indiana
    Logan Township is one of nine townships in Pike County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 335.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Logan Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water...

     (north)
  • Patoka Township
    Patoka Township, Pike County, Indiana
    Patoka Township is one of nine townships in Pike County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,169.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Patoka Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water...

     (east)
  • Monroe Township
    Monroe Township, Pike County, Indiana
    Monroe Township is one of nine townships in Pike County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 715.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Monroe Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Coe at * Enos Corner at *...

     (southeast)

Major highways

  • Interstate 69
    Interstate 69
    Interstate 69 is an Interstate Highway in the United States. It exists in two parts: a completed highway from Indianapolis, Indiana, northeast to the Canadian border in Port Huron, Michigan, and a mostly proposed extension southwest to the Mexican border in Texas...

     (Under Construction)
  • Indiana State Road 57
    Indiana State Road 57
    State Road 57 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a north–south, largely two-lane road in the southwestern portion of the state.-Route description:...

  • Indiana State Road 64
    Indiana State Road 64
    State Road 64 in the U.S. State of Indiana is an east–west highway that crosses most of the southern portion of the state, covering a distance of about .-Route description:...

  • Indiana State Road 357
    Indiana State Road 357
    State Road 357 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a very short north–south state highway in Gibson County, entirely within the city of Oakland City.-Route description:...


Primary and secondary schools

  • Oakland City Elementary
  • Waldo J. Wood Memorial Jr/Sr High School
    Waldo J. Wood Memorial Jr/Sr High School
    The Waldo J. Wood Memorial Junior - Senior High School or simply Wood Memorial High School and sometimes as Oakland City Wood Memorial High School is a public education institution located in Oakland City, Indiana, serving the East Gibson School Corporation and drawing students from Barton, Center...


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