Vernon Township, Jennings County, Indiana

Vernon Township
Vernon Township
Township
	Location in Jennings County
	Coordinates: 38°57′17″N 85°35′55″W / 38.95472°N 85.59861°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jennings
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	34.08 sq mi (88.3 km2)
• Land	33.98 sq mi (88.0 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.26 km2) 0.29%
Elevation	748 ft (228 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,858
• Density	84.11/sq mi (32.47/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0453957

Vernon Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,858 (up from 2,809 in 2010^[1]) and it contained 1,193 housing units.^[2]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,477	—
1900	1,537	4.1%
1910	1,305	−15.1%
1920	1,082	−17.1%
1930	979	−9.5%
1940	1,209	23.5%
1950	1,244	2.9%
1960	1,415	13.7%
1970	1,470	3.9%
1980	2,057	39.9%
1990	2,277	10.7%
2000	2,543	11.7%
2010	2,809	10.5%
2020	2,858	1.7%
Source: US Decennial Census^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.08 square miles (88.3 km²), of which 33.98 square miles (88.0 km²) (or 99.71%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (or 0.29%) is water.^[1] The streams of Crooked Creek, Duck Branch, Goose Run and Huckleberry Branch run through this township.