Jackson Township, Jay County, Indiana

Jackson Township
Township
Location in Jay County
Location in Jay County
Coordinates: 40°31′36″N 85°03′09″W / 40.52667°N 85.05250°W / 40.52667; -85.05250
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJay
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
36.37 sq mi (94.2 km2)
 • Land36.34 sq mi (94.1 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.05%
Elevation
873 ft (266 m)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
991
 • Density27/sq mi (11/km2)
GNIS feature ID0453452

Jackson Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 991 (up from 965 at 2010[2]) and it contained 316 housing units.

History

Jackson Township was organized in 1838.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.37 square miles (94.2 km2), of which 36.34 square miles (94.1 km2) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.05%) is water.[2] The streams of Bear Creek, Dunkirk Drain, Haskin Run, Wall Run and Wolf Creek run through this township[citation needed].

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Gravel Hill.

Major highways

References

  • "Jackson Township, Jay 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. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Jackson Township, Jay County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Jay, Milton T. (1922). History of Jay County, Indiana: Including Its World War Record and Incorporating the Montgomery History, Volume 1. Historical Publishing Company. p. 107.