German Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana
# German Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana

German Township is one of twelve townships in Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,093 and it contained 2,920 housing units.

## History

The James Marr House and Farm and Pugh Ford Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

## Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.33 square miles (81.1 $km^2),$ of which 31.23 square miles (80.9 $km^2)$ (or 99.68%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 $km^2)$ (or 0.32%) is water. Camp Atterbury borders the township to the west.

### Cities, towns, villages

* Columbus (north edge)
* Edinburgh (south quarter)
* Taylorsville

### Unincorporated towns

* North Gate
* Pleasant View Village

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

### Adjacent townships

* Jackson Township, Shelby County (northeast)
* Washington Township, Shelby County (northeast)
* Flat Rock Township (east)
* Columbus Township (south)
* Blue River Township, Johnson County (northwest)

### Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Steenbarger, Tannehill and Treadway.

### Major highways

* Interstate 65
* U.S. Route 31

## School districts

* Bartholomew County School Corporation

## Political districts

* Indiana's 6th congressional district
* State House District 59
* State Senate District 41
