Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°21′19″N 84°51′36″W / 40.35528°N 84.86000°W / 40.35528; -84.86000CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyJayGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total30.83 sq mi (79.8 km²) • Land30.82 sq mi (79.8 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²) 0.03%Elevation

1,007 ft (307 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total643 • Density21/sq mi (8.1/km²)GNIS feature ID0453592

Madison Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 643 (down from 656 at 2010^[2]) and it contained 264 housing units.^[1]

Madison Township was established in 1835.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.83 square miles (79.8 km²), of which 30.82 square miles (79.8 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[2] The streams of Mad Run, Madison Creek, Speed Run and Walnut Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

Salamonia

Unincorporated towns

Salem

References

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

^ ^a ^b "Census Bureau profile: Madison 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.
^ Tucker, E. (1882). History of Randolph County, Indiana: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to which are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships. A.L. Klingman. p. 50.