Jackson Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°59′46″N 87°08′51″W / 39.99611°N 87.14750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Fountain |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 36.08 sq mi (93.4 km2) |
• Land | 35.98 sq mi (93.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
Elevation | 718 ft (219 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 588 |
• Density | 16/sq mi (6.3/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-37008[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453444 |
Jackson Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 588 and it contained 308 housing units.[3]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 1,407 | — | |
1900 | 1,322 | −6.0% | |
1910 | 1,139 | −13.8% | |
1920 | 1,050 | −7.8% | |
1930 | 845 | −19.5% | |
1940 | 892 | 5.6% | |
1950 | 760 | −14.8% | |
1960 | 760 | 0.0% | |
1970 | 730 | −3.9% | |
1980 | 662 | −9.3% | |
1990 | 635 | −4.1% | |
2000 | 718 | 13.1% | |
2010 | 628 | −12.5% | |
2020 | 588 | −6.4% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[4] |
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.08 square miles (93.4 km2), of which 35.98 square miles (93.2 km2) (or 99.72%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) (or 0.25%) is water.[5] It contains the town of Wallace, located near the center of the township, and the unincorporated community of Wooley Corner to the northwest of Wallace.
Indiana State Road 32 runs along a portion of the northern border before veering east-southeast through the northeastern part of the township.[6] Indiana State Road 234 runs from east to west through the southern part of the township.[7] Indiana State Road 341 begins at State Road 234 and runs north through Wallace before leaving the township.[8]