Jackson Township, DeKalb County, Indiana

Jackson Township
Jackson Township
Township
	Location of Jackson Township in DeKalb County
	Coordinates: 41°18′30″N 85°10′00″W / 41.30833°N 85.16667°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	DeKalb
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	35.59 sq mi (92.2 km2)
• Land	35.4 sq mi (92 km2)
• Water	0.19 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation	850 ft (259 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	3,664
• Density	86.5/sq mi (33.4/km2)
FIPS code	18-36936
GNIS feature ID	453440

Jackson Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,664, up from 3,064 at the 2010 census,^[4] and it contained 1,448 housing units.

History

Jackson Township was founded in 1838.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.59 square miles (92.2 km²), of which 35.4 square miles (92 km²) (or 99.47%) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km²) (or 0.53%) is water.^[4] Dunton Lake is in this township.

Cities and towns

Auburn (south edge)

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Union Township (north)
Wilmington Township (northeast)
Concord Township (east)
Spencer Township (east)
Springfield Township, Allen County (southeast)
Cedar Creek Township, Allen County (south)
Perry Township, Allen County (southwest)
Butler Township (west)
Keyser Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Bear Creek and Watson.

References

"Jackson Township, DeKalb 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

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ [(link) "Census Bureau profile: * Township, * County, Indiana"]. United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^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.
^ History of DeKalb County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns. Inter-State Publishing Company. 1885. p. 638.

External links

[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[2020_Census-2] [(link) "Census Bureau profile: * Township, * County, Indiana"]. United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

[GR2-3] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[census-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.

[5] History of DeKalb County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns. Inter-State Publishing Company. 1885. p. 638.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of DeKalb County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Auburn
Cities	Auburn Butler Garrett	Map of Indiana highlighting DeKalb County
Towns	Altona Ashley‡ Corunna Hamilton‡ Saint Joe Waterloo
Townships	Butler Concord Fairfield Franklin Grant Jackson Keyser Newville Richland Smithfield Spencer Stafford Troy Union Wilmington
CDP	Spencerville
Other communities	Auburn Junction Butler Center Cedar Concord Fairfield Center Hopewell Moore Newville Orangeville Saint Johns Sedan Summit
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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