Jackson Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°31′36″N 85°03′09″W / 40.52667°N 85.05250°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Jay |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 36.37 sq mi (94.2 km2) |
• Land | 36.34 sq mi (94.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.05% |
Elevation | 873 ft (266 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 991 |
• Density | 27/sq mi (11/km2) |
GNIS feature ID | 0453452 |
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.
Jackson Township was organized in 1838.[3]
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].
The township contains one cemetery, Gravel Hill.