en Geneva Township, Jennings County, Indiana

Geneva Township
Geneva Township
Township
	Location in Jennings County
	Coordinates: 39°04′51″N 85°43′15″W / 39.08083°N 85.72083°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jennings
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	56.51 sq mi (146.4 km2)
• Land	55.89 sq mi (144.8 km2)
• Water	0.62 sq mi (1.6 km2) 1.10%
Elevation	646 ft (197 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	7,495
• Density	130/sq mi (51/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0453323

Geneva Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,495 (down from 7,584 at 2010^[1]) and it contained 3,365 housing units.^[2]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,831	—
1900	1,839	0.4%
1910	1,656	−10.0%
1920	1,414	−14.6%
1930	1,167	−17.5%
1940	1,324	13.5%
1950	1,368	3.3%
1960	1,731	26.5%
1970	2,640	52.5%
1980	3,849	45.8%
1990	5,040	30.9%
2000	7,469	48.2%
2010	7,584	1.5%
2020	7,495	−1.2%
Source: US Decennial Census^[3]

History

Geneva Township was established in about 1824. A majority of the first settlers being natives of Switzerland caused the name Geneva to be selected.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 56.51 square miles (146.4 km²), of which 55.89 square miles (144.8 km²) (or 98.90%) is land and 0.62 square miles (1.6 km²) (or 1.10%) is water.^[1] The streams of Bear Creek, Bennetts Branch, Nettle Creek, Rattail Creek, Rock Creek and Wyaloosing Creek run through this township.