Jackson Township, Dubois County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Jackson Township

Township

Dubois County 4-H Fairgrounds, located in Jackson Township

Location of Jackson Township in Dubois County

Coordinates: 38°18′49″N 86°50′02″W﻿ / ﻿38.31361°N 86.83389°W﻿ / 38.31361; -86.83389
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Dubois
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 34.88 sq mi (90.3 km2)
• Land| 34.63 sq mi (89.7 km2)
• Water| 0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation

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| 486 ft (148 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 2,162
• Density| 61.4/sq mi (23.7/km2)
FIPS code| 18-36954[3]
GNIS feature ID| 453441

Jackson Township is one of twelve townships in Dubois County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,125 and it contained 844 housing units.[4]

## History

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Jackson Township was originally built up chiefly by Germans.[5]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.88 square miles (90.3 km2), of which 34.63 square miles (89.7 km2) (or 99.28%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 0.75%) is water.[4]

### Unincorporated towns

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* Bretzville
* Kyana
* Saint Anthony
* Saint Marks

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

### Adjacent townships

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* Marion Township (north)
* Hall Township (northeast)
* Jefferson Township (east)
* Ferdinand Township (south)
* Patoka Township (west)
* Bainbridge Township (northwest)

### Major highways

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* Indiana State Road 64
* Indiana State Road 162

### Cemeteries

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The township contains three cemeteries: Bretzville, Dungan and Main.

## References

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* "Jackson Township, Dubois 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. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Jackson Township, Dubois County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
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. ^ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. p. 363.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Dubois County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Jasper

Cities|

* Huntingburg
* Jasper

Map of Indiana highlighting Dubois County

Towns|

* Birdseye
* Ferdinand
* Holland

Townships|

* Bainbridge
* Boone
* Cass
* Columbia
* Ferdinand
* Hall
* Harbison
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Madison
* Marion
* Patoka

CDPs|

* Bretzville
* Celestine
* Dubois
* Haysville
* Ireland
* Saint Anthony
* Schnellville

Other
communities|

* Crystal
* Cuzco
* Dubois Crossroads
* Duff
* Hillham
* Johnsburg
* Kellerville
* Kyana
* Mentor
* Millersport
* Portersville
* Saint Henry
* Saint Marks
* Zoar‡

Ghost town|

* Ellsworth

Footnotes|

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

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