Jackson Township, Blackford County, Indiana

Jackson Township
Township
Snow-covered countryside in Jackson Township
Location of Jackson Township in Blackford County
Coordinates: 40°25′50″N 85°16′02″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Blackford
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	45.67 sq mi (118.3 km^2)
• Land	45.56 sq mi (118.0 km^2)
• Water	0.11 sq mi (0.3 km^2)
Elevation [1]	919 ft (280 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,233
• Density	27/sq mi (10/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	765
FIPS code	18-36774[3]
GNIS feature ID	453431

Jackson Township is one of four townships in Blackford County, Indiana.[4] As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,233 (down from 1,354 at 2010[5]) and it contained 554 housing units.[2] The township was named after Andrew Jackson, the Brevet Major General of the Battle of New Orleans and the seventh President of the United States.[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 45.67 square miles (118.3 km^2), of which 45.56 square miles (118.0 km^2) (or 99.76%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km^2) (or 0.24%) is water.[5] Lake Placid is in this township. Lick Creek runs through the township.

Map of Jackson Township

Cities and towns

• Dunkirk (southeast edge)

Unincorporated towns

• Converse (originally called Crumley's Crossing)
• Millgrove
• Trenton (Post Office called Priam)

Major highways

• SR 26
• SR 167

Cemeteries

The township contains at least seven cemeteries: Buckles, Goghnauer, Mount Tabor, Reeves, South Trenton, Wayman and West Trenton.

Notes

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Census Bureau profile: Jackson Township, Blackford County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Jackson Township, Blackford County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
5. "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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
6. A History of Blackford County, Indiana…, page 126.

References

• "Jackson Township, Blackford County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
• A History of Blackford County, Indiana : with historical accounts of the county, 1838-1986 [and] histories of families who have lived in the county. Hartford City, Indiana: Blackford County Historical Society. 1986. p. 302. OCLC 15144953.
• Biographical and historical record of Jay and Blackford Counties, Indiana: Containing ... portraits and biographies of some of the prominent men of the state : engravings of prominent citizens in Jay and Blackford Counties, with personal histories of many of the leading families and a concise history of Jay and Blackford Counties and their cities and villages. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company. 1887. p. 901. OCLC 15560416. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011.
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana