Jackson Township, Fayette County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Jackson Township

Township

Church in Everton

Location of Jackson Township in Fayette County

Coordinates: 39°33′29″N 85°06′27″W﻿ / ﻿39.55806°N 85.10750°W﻿ / 39.55806; -85.10750
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Fayette
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 27.39 sq mi (70.9 km2)
• Land| 27.39 sq mi (70.9 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation

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| 994 ft (303 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 1,464
• Density| 55.6/sq mi (21.5/km2)
FIPS code| 18-36990[3]
GNIS feature ID| 453443

Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Fayette County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,524 and it contained 615 housing units.[4]

## History

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Jackson Township was established in 1820 from a land given by Columbia Township.[5] It was named for General and afterward President Andrew Jackson.[6]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township had a total area of 27.39 square miles (70.9 km2), all land.[4]

### Unincorporated towns

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* Everton

### Adjacent townships

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* Jennings Township (northeast)
* Harmony Township, Union County (east)
* Blooming Grove Township, Franklin County (southeast)
* Laurel Township, Franklin County (southwest)
* Columbia Township (west)
* Connersville Township (northwest)

### Major highways

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* Indiana State Road 1

### Cemeteries

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The township contains the following cemeteries: Maize Elliott Farm Cemetery, Everton Cemetery, Green Family Cemetery, Ireland Church Cemetery, Sarah and John Lee Farm Cemetery, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Myers-Brumfiel Cemetery, Old Parrot or Marvin Rose Cemetery, Poplar Ridge Cemetery, Union or Old Smallwood Cemetery

## References

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* "Jackson Township, Fayette 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, Fayette County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 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. ^ History of Fayette County, Indiana. Warner, Beers and Company. 1885. pp. 199.
6. ^ Barrows, Frederic Irving (1917). History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Bowen, B. F. p. 242.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Fayette County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Connersville

City|

* Connersville

Map of Indiana highlighting Fayette County

Town|

* Glenwood‡

Townships|

* Columbia
* Connersville
* Fairview
* Harrison
* Jackson
* Jennings
* Orange
* Posey
* Waterloo

CDP|

* Everton

Other
communities|

* Alpine
* Alquina
* Bentonville
* Bunker Hill
* Columbia
* Fairview‡
* Falmouth‡
* Harrisburg
* Lyonsville
* Nulltown
* Orange
* Springersville
* Waterloo

Footnotes|

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

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