词条 | Keener Township, Jasper County, Indiana |
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|official_name = Keener Township |settlement_type = Township |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = Map highlighting Keener Township, Jasper County, Indiana.svg |mapsize = |map_caption = Location in Jasper County |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Indiana |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Jasper |government_footnotes = |government_type = Indiana township |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = |area_footnotes = |area_magnitude = |area_total_sq_mi = 48.26 |area_land_sq_mi = 48.11 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.15 |area_water_percent = 0.31 |population_as_of = 2010 |population_footnotes = |population_total = 10110 |population_density_sq_mi = 210.1 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 203 |elevation_ft = 666 |coordinates = {{coord|41|11|23|N|87|12|45|W|region:US-IN|display=inline,title}} |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = GNIS feature ID |blank_info = 0453522 |website = |footnotes = }}Keener Township is one of thirteen townships in Jasper County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,110 and it contained 3,977 housing units.[1] HistoryKeener Township was established in 1858[2] and probably named after [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Keener-1519 Jacob Keener], who settled in South Bend in 1855. [3] A cabinet maker, stockholder of the Union Cabinet company as well as a politician, policeman, and saloon owner in South Bend, Jacob also established the Apollo - the "first German garden and place of amusement" in South Bend and a "favorite resort for politicians of both parties." The first German theater and masquerades in South Bend were held there.[4] GeographyAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|48.26|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|48.11|sqmi}} (or 99.69%) is land and {{convert|0.15|sqmi}} (or 0.31%) is water.[1] Cities and towns
Unincorporated towns
Adjacent townships
CemeteriesThe township contains three cemeteries: Cemetery of the Resurrection, DeMotte Cemetery, and First Church Cemetery (informally known as Holland Cemetery). Major highways
Airports and landing strips
EducationKeener Township residents are eligible to obtain a free library card from the Jasper County Public Library.[5] References
1. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18073 |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 |publisher=United States Census |accessdate=2013-05-10}} 2. ^{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/stream/standardhistoryo01hami#page/50/mode/2up | title=A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana | publisher=Lewis Publishing Company | year=1916 | pages=51}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.faithfabric.com/tbh/demotte/02before_the_settlers.htm|title=DeMotte Indiana History 1997, Before the White Man - Coming of the First Settlers|last=DeMotte Chamber of Commerce|first=|date=|website=www.faithfabric.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-01-17}} 4. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27296948/jacob_keener_obit_1883/|title=Death of Jacob Keener|last=|first=|date=1883-11-20|work=The South Bend Tribune|access-date=2019-01-17|pages=4}} 5. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.myjcpl.org/about/faq/how-do-i-get-a-library-card | title=How do I get a library card? | publisher=Jasper County Public Library | accessdate=8 March 2018}} External links
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