Pike Township, Jay County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°20′54″N 84°57′41″W / 40.34833°N 84.96139°W / 40.34833; -84.96139CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyJayGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total37.29 sq mi (96.6 km²) • Land37.27 sq mi (96.5 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²) 0.03%Elevation

991 ft (302 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total828 • Density22/sq mi (8.6/km²)GNIS feature ID0453734

Pike Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 828 (down from 899 at 2010^[2]) and it contained 342 housing units.

History

Pike Township was organized in 1837.^[3]

The James Haines Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.29 square miles (96.6 km²), of which 37.27 square miles (96.5 km²) (or 99.95%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[2] The streams of Buckeye Creek, Buckeye Creek, Old Run, Rest Run and Sale Run run through this township. The Goshen Creek also runs through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Antioch
Bluff Point
Boundary City
Collett

Adjacent townships

Wayne Township (north)
Noble Township (northeast)
Madison Township (east)
Jackson Township, Randolph County (southeast)
Ward Township, Randolph County (south)
Franklin Township, Randolph County (southwest)
Jefferson Township (west)
Greene Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries, 3 of which still operate- in operation- Antioch Cemetery, Boundary Cemetery and Zoar Cemetery. Non operated cemeteries are Clark Family Burial Ground, Hawkins Cemetery, Kunce Cemetery, and an unnamed cemetery on land owned by Margaret R. Warren c/o Robin Khayyata, according to the public record.

Major highways

US 27

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "Census Bureau profile: Pike Township, Jay County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ Jay, Milton T. (1922). History of Jay County, Indiana: Including Its World War Record and Incorporating the Montgomery History, Volume 1. Historical Publishing Company. p. 106.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.