Jackson Township, Jackson County, Indiana

Jackson Township
Township
A field on the Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge
Location in Jackson County
Coordinates: 38°56′27″N 85°52′46″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jackson
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	34.78 sq mi (90.1 km^2)
• Land	34.44 sq mi (89.2 km^2)
• Water	0.34 sq mi (0.9 km^2)  0.98%
Elevation	600 ft (183 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	23,135
• Density	670/sq mi (260/km^2)
GNIS feature ID	0453451

Jackson Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 23,135 and it contained 9,327 housing units.[1]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	6,502		—
1900	7,640		17.5%
1910	7,607		−0.4%
1920	8,512		11.9%
1930	8,803		3.4%
1940	10,395		18.1%
1950	11,711		12.7%
1960	12,879		10.0%
1970	13,920		8.1%
1980	15,784		13.4%
1990	16,369		3.7%
2000	19,578		19.6%
2010	20,042		2.4%
2020	23,135		15.4%
Source: US Decennial Census[2]

History

Bell Ford Post Patented Diagonal "Combination Bridge", Low Spur Archeological Site (12J87), and Sand Hill Archeological Site 12J62 are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.78 square miles (90.1 km^2), of which 34.44 square miles (89.2 km^2) (or 99.02%) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km^2) (or 0.98%) is water.[4] The streams of Buck Creek, Heddy Run, Myers Branch, Sandy Branch and South Fork Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

• Seymour (vast majority)

Unincorporated towns

• Hangman Crossing
• Kriete Corner
• New Farmington

Adjacent townships

• Redding Township (north)
• Spencer Township, Jennings County (east)
• Washington Township (south)
• Brownstown Township (west)
• Hamilton Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Crane, Driftwood, Farmington, Gardner, Lutheran and Saint Ambrose.

Major highways

• Interstate 65
• U.S. Route 31
• U.S. Route 50
• State Road 11
• State Road 258

Airports and landing strips

• Freeman Municipal Airport

References

• "Jackson Township, Jackson 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. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
2. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
4. "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.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana