Smyrna Township, Jefferson County, Indiana
Smyrna Township | |
|---|---|
Location in Jefferson County | |
| Coordinates: 38°47′35″N 85°30′33″W / 38.79306°N 85.50917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Jefferson |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.95 sq mi (67.2 km2) |
| • Land | 25.93 sq mi (67.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.052 km2) 0.08% |
| Elevation | 761 ft (232 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,116 |
| • Density | 43.04/sq mi (16.62/km2) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0453855 |
Smyrna Township is one of ten townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,116 and it contained 453 housing units.[1]
Created on June 16, 1847, by the Jefferson County Commissioners, Smyrna was the last of Jefferson County's 10 townships to be formed. It is largely rural with only small unincorporated areas as population centers.
No post offices operate in the township.
The following post offices once operated in the township: Creswell (May 29, 1856-Nov. 30, 1892) and (June 6, 1893-Sept. 13, 1902); Volga (May 29, 1856 – July 14, 1904); Wakefield (July 8, 1899-Feb. 15, 1905). 6.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 867 | — | |
| 1900 | 810 | −6.6% | |
| 1910 | 756 | −6.7% | |
| 1920 | 792 | 4.8% | |
| 1930 | 634 | −19.9% | |
| 1940 | 644 | 1.6% | |
| 1950 | 649 | 0.8% | |
| 1960 | 726 | 11.9% | |
| 1970 | 815 | 12.3% | |
| 1980 | 886 | 8.7% | |
| 1990 | 930 | 5.0% | |
| 2000 | 1,065 | 14.5% | |
| 2010 | 1,096 | 2.9% | |
| 2020 | 1,116 | 1.8% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[2] | |||
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.95 square miles (67.2 km2), of which 25.93 square miles (67.2 km2) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.08%) is water.[3] The streams of Goose Creek, Harberts Creek and Hensley Creek run through this township.
Unincorporated towns
Adjacent townships
- Lancaster Township (north)
- Monroe Township (northeast)
- Madison Township (east)
- Republican Township (southwest)
- Graham Township (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains the following cemeteries: Brown (Sauer farm) Ford, Hopewell, Kinnear, Lawler (1) and Lawler (2), Lowe, McKay-Stites, Neavill, Shiloh, and Smyrna Presbyterian.
Major highways
Education
The school district is Southwestern Jefferson County Consolidated Schools.[4] The comprehensive high school is Southwestern High School.
References
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Jefferson County, IN (PDF) (Map). Suitland, Maryland: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 7, 2026. - Text list
Baker, J. David, The Postal History of Indiana, 1976, Philatelic Bibliophile, P.O. Box 213971, Louisville, Ky. 1976.
Gresham, John M. & Co., 1889. Biographical & Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington.
John Paul Chapter DAR. Jefferson County Cemetery Transcriptions, 1941