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: | Decatur |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 40.29 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 40.27 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 938 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 244 |
Elevation Ft: | 801 |
Coordinates: | 39.1983°N -85.6414°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-36918[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 453439 |
Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 938 (down from 988 at 2010[3]) and it contained 403 housing units.[4]
Jackson Township was organized in 1834.[5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.95%) is land and (or 0.05%) is water.[3]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains six cemeteries: Lower Union, Mount Olivet, Mount Pisgah, Shirk, Wesley and Wynn.