Jackson Township, DeKalb County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

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 / 41.30833; -85.16667
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

[1]

| 850 ft (259 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total| 3,664
• Density| 86.5/sq mi (33.4/km2)
FIPS code| 18-36936[3]
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[edit]

Jackson Township was founded in 1838.[5]

## Geography[edit]

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[edit]

* Auburn (south edge)

### Unincorporated towns[edit]

* Auburn Junction
* Hopewell

### Adjacent townships[edit]

* 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[edit]

The township contains two cemeteries: Bear Creek and Watson.

## References[edit]

* "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

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ [(link) "Census Bureau profile: * Township, * County, Indiana"]. United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024. `{{cite web}}`: Check `|url=` value (help)
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ History of DeKalb County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns. Inter-State Publishing Company. 1885. p. 638.

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jackson Township, DeKalb County, Indiana.

* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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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|

* Artic
* Auburn Junction
* Butler Center
* Cedar
* Concord
* Fairfield Center
* Hopewell
* Moore
* New Era
* Newville
* Orangeville
* Saint Johns
* Sedan
* Stafford Center
* Summit
* Taylor Corner

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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