Jackson Township | |
|---|---|
) Location of Jackson Township in Decatur County | |
| Coordinates: 39°11′54″N 85°38′29″W / 39.19833°N 85.64139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Decatur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.29 sq mi (104.4 km2) |
| • Land | 40.27 sq mi (104.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 801 ft (244 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 988 |
| • Density | 24.5/sq mi (9.5/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-36918[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453439 |
Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 988 and it contained 419 housing units.[3]
History
Jackson Township was organized in 1834.[4]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 40.29 square miles (104.4 km2), of which 40.27 square miles (104.3 km2) (or 99.95%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.05%) is water.[3]
Unincorporated towns
- Alert
- Forest Hill
- Sardinia
- Waynesburg
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Clay Township (north)
- Sand Creek Township (east)
- Sand Creek Township, Jennings County (south)
- Geneva Township, Jennings County (southwest)
- Clifty Township, Bartholomew County (west)
- Rock Creek Township, Bartholomew County (west)
- Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County (northwest)
Major highways
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Cemeteries
The township contains six cemeteries: Lower Union, Mount Olivet, Mount Pisgah, Shirk, Wesley and Wynn.
References
- "Jackson Township, Decatur County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ^ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 95.