Jackson Township, Jackson County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Jackson Township

Township

A field on the Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge

Location in Jackson County

Coordinates: 38°56′27″N 85°52′46″W﻿ / ﻿38.94083°N 85.87944°W﻿ / 38.94083; -85.87944
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Jackson
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 34.78 sq mi (90.1 km2)
• Land| 34.44 sq mi (89.2 km2)
• Water| 0.34 sq mi (0.9 km2)  0.98%
Elevation

| 600 ft (183 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 23,135
• Density| 670/sq mi (260/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0453451

Jackson Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 23,135 and it contained 9,327 housing units.[1]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 6,502| | —
1900| 7,640| | 17.5%
1910| 7,607| | −0.4%
1920| 8,512| | 11.9%
1930| 8,803| | 3.4%
1940| 10,395| | 18.1%
1950| 11,711| | 12.7%
1960| 12,879| | 10.0%
1970| 13,920| | 8.1%
1980| 15,784| | 13.4%
1990| 16,369| | 3.7%
2000| 19,578| | 19.6%
2010| 20,042| | 2.4%
2020| 23,135| | 15.4%
Source: US Decennial Census[2]

## History

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Bell Ford Post Patented Diagonal "Combination Bridge", Low Spur Archeological Site (12J87), and Sand Hill Archeological Site 12J62 are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.78 square miles (90.1 km2), of which 34.44 square miles (89.2 km2) (or 99.02%) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km2) (or 0.98%) is water.[4] The streams of Buck Creek, Heddy Run, Myers Branch, Sandy Branch and South Fork Creek run through this township.

### Cities and towns

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* Seymour (vast majority)

### Unincorporated towns

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* Hangman Crossing
* Kriete Corner
* New Farmington

### Adjacent townships

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* Redding Township (north)
* Spencer Township, Jennings County (east)
* Washington Township (south)
* Brownstown Township (west)
* Hamilton Township (west)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains six cemeteries: Crane, Driftwood, Farmington, Gardner, Lutheran and Saint Ambrose.

### Major highways

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* Interstate 65
* U.S. Route 31
* U.S. Route 50
* State Road 11
* State Road 258

### Airports and landing strips

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* Freeman Municipal Airport

## References

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* "Jackson Township, Jackson 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. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
2. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
4. ^ "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.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Brownstown

City|

* Seymour

Map of Indiana highlighting Jackson County

Towns|

* Brownstown
* Crothersville
* Medora

Townships|

* Brownstown
* Carr
* Driftwood
* Grassy Fork
* Hamilton
* Jackson
* Owen
* Pershing
* Redding
* Salt Creek
* Vernon
* Washington

CDPs|

* Cortland
* Freetown
* Reddington
* Rockford
* Vallonia

Other
communities|

* Acme
* Bobtown
* Chestnut Ridge
* Clear Spring
* Dudleytown
* Ewing
* Hangman Crossing
* Houston
* Kriete Corner
* Kurtz
* Little Acre
* New Elizabethtown
* New Farmington
* Newry
* Norman
* Retreat
* Shields
* Sparksville
* Spraytown
* Surprise
* Tampico
* Uniontown
* Weddleville

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