Jackson Township, Brown County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Jackson Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Brown
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:62.38
Area Land Sq Mi:61.39
Area Water Sq Mi:0.99
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:3938
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:214
Elevation Ft:702
Coordinates:39.2836°N -86.3008°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-36810[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453433

Jackson Township is one of four townships in Brown County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,938 (down from 4,002 at 2010[3]) and it contained 2,154 housing units.[4]

History

Jackson Township was named for Andrew Jackson.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.41%) is land and (or 1.59%) is water.[3]

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Georgetown and Lanam.

References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County  - County Subdivision and Place  - 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212203257/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18013 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  4. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-10 . data.census.gov.
  5. Book: Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical . F.A. Battey & Company . Blanchard, Charles . 1884 . 734.

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