| 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: | Fayette |
| Government Type: | Indiana township |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 27.39 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 27.39 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1464 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 55.6 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 303 |
| Elevation Ft: | 994 |
| Coordinates: | 39.5581°N -85.1075°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 18-36990[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 453443 |
Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Fayette County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,524 and it contained 615 housing units.[4]
Jackson Township was established in 1820 from land given by Columbia Township.[5] It was named for General and afterward President Andrew Jackson.[6]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, all land.[4]
The township contains the following cemeteries: Maize Elliott Farm Cemetery, Everton Cemetery, Green Family Cemetery, Ireland Church Cemetery, Sarah and John Lee Farm Cemetery, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Myers-Brumfiel Cemetery, Old Parrot or Marvin Rose Cemetery, Poplar Ridge Cemetery, Union or Old Smallwood Cemetery