Jackson Township, Clinton County, Indiana

Jackson Township
Township
Location of Jackson Township in Clinton County
Location of Jackson Township in Clinton County
Coordinates: 40°13′12″N 86°30′12″W / 40.22000°N 86.50333°W / 40.22000; -86.50333
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClinton
Organized1830
Named forAndrew Jackson
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
43.45 sq mi (112.5 km2)
 • Land43.45 sq mi (112.5 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
883 ft (269 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
1,207
 • Density28/sq mi (11/km2)
FIPS code18-36882[3]
GNIS feature ID453437

Jackson Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,207 (up from 1,173 at 2010[4] The township was named for President Andrew Jackson.[5]) and it contained 493 housing units.

History

Jackson was one Clinton County's original townships, created at the first meeting of the county commissioners on May 15, 1830, and remains the largest of the current fourteen. Its first white settlers were Walter and Anthony Leek who arrived in 1828.[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.45 square miles (112.5 km2), all land.[4] It includes most of what was known to the pioneers as Twelve Mile Prairie. The unincorporated towns of Cyclone and Manson sit on its eastern and western borders, respectively. A CSX rail line (originally laid down by the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Railroad) runs south from Frankfort through the middle of the township.

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Allen and Buntin.

References

  • "Jackson Township, Clinton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Jackson Township, Clinton County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ 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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  5. ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. pp. 31.
  6. ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Jackson Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.
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