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.
Jackson Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Jay County | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′36″N 85°03′09″W / 40.52667°N 85.05250°W | |
| 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 | |
| • Total | 991 |
| • Density | 27/sq mi (11/km2) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0453452 |
History
editJackson Township was organized in 1838.[3]
Geography
editAccording 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
editAdjacent townships
edit- 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
editThe township contains one cemetery, Gravel Hill.
Major highways
editReferences
edit- "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
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Jackson Township, Jay County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.