Columbia Township, Gibson County, Indiana

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Coordinates: 38°20′07″N 87°21′42″W / 38.33528, -87.36167
Columbia Township Gibson County, Indiana
Location in Gibson County
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Gibson
Township Seat	Oakland City, Indiana
School District	East Gibson School Corporation
Government
- Trustee	Karen Rowe
Area
- Total	31.03 sq mi (80.37 km²)
- Land	30.65 sq mi (79.39 km²)
- Water	0.38 sq mi (0.99 km²)
Elevation ^[1]	489 ft (149 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	4,149
- Density	135.36/sq mi (52.26/km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	47660
Area code(s)	812
FIPS code	18-14662^[2]
GNIS feature ID	453240

Columbia Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,149. Oakland City is the township seat.

1 Geography
2 Education
- 2.1 Primary and secondary schools
- 2.2 Higher education
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Columbia Township covers an area of 31.03 square miles (80.37 square kilometers); of this, 0.38 square miles (0.99 square kilometers) or 1.23 percent is water.

[edit] Cities and towns

Oakland City

[edit] Unincorporated towns

Dongola
Gray Junction
Gudgel
Oak Hill

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

[edit] Adjacent townships

Logan Township, Pike County (north)
Patoka Township, Pike County (east)
Monroe Township, Pike County (southeast)
Barton Township (south)
Center Township (west)

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Montgomery.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Education

Columbia Township is the center of the East Gibson School Corporation.

[edit] Primary and secondary schools

Oakland City Elementary
Waldo J. Wood Memorial Jr/Sr High School

[edit] Higher education

Oakland City University - Main Campus

[edit] References

^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

[edit] External links

Indiana Township Association page for Gibson County

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Gibson County, Indiana

County seat: Princeton

Cities and towns	Fort Branch \| Francisco \| Haubstadt \| Hazleton \| Mackey \| Oakland City \| Owensville \| Patoka \| Princeton \| Somerville

Townships	Barton \| Center \| Columbia \| Johnson \| Montgomery \| Patoka \| Union \| Wabash \| Washington \| White River

Unincorporated communities	Baldwin Heights \| Buckskin \| Buena Vista \| Crawleyville \| Dongola \| Douglas \| Durham \| East Mount Carmel \| Giro \| Gray Junction \| Gudgel \| Hickory Ridge \| Johnson \| King \| Lyles Station \| Mount Olympus \| Mounts \| Oak Hill \| Port Gibson \| Saint James \| Skelton \| Snake Run \| Warrenton \| Wheeling