Jackson Township, Jay County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Jackson Township

Township

Location in Jay County

Coordinates: 40°31′36″N 85°03′09″W﻿ / ﻿40.52667°N 85.05250°W﻿ / 40.52667; -85.05250
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

(2020)[1]

• 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.

## History

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Jackson Township was organized in 1838.[3]

## Geography

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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].

### Unincorporated towns

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* Poling
* West Liberty

### Adjacent townships

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* Hartford Township, Adams County (north)
* Wabash Township, Adams County (northeast)
* Bearcreek Township (east)
* Wayne Township (southeast)
* Greene Township (south)
* Penn Township (west)
* Nottingham Township, Wells County (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains one cemetery, Gravel Hill.

### Major highways

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* SR 18

## References

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* "Jackson Township, Jay 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. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Jackson Township, Jay County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ Jay, Milton T. (1922). History of Jay County, Indiana: Including Its World War Record and Incorporating the Montgomery History, Volume 1. Historical Publishing Company. p. 107.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Jay County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Portland

Cities|

* Dunkirk‡
* Portland

Map of Indiana highlighting Jay County

Towns|

* Bryant
* Pennville
* Redkey
* Salamonia

Townships|

* Bearcreek
* Greene
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Knox
* Madison
* Noble
* Penn
* Pike
* Richland
* Wabash
* Wayne

former municipalities|

* Jay City

Unincorporated
communities|

* Antioch
* Antiville
* Balbec
* Bellfountain
* Blaine
* Bloomfield
* Bluff Point
* Boundary City
* College Corner
* Collett
* Como
* Fiat
* Greene
* Liber
* New Corydon
* New Mount Pleasant
* Noble
* Pleasant Ridge
* Poling
* Powers
* Ridertown
* Salem
* West Liberty
* Westchester

Footnotes|

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

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