| 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: | Hamilton |
| Government Type: | Indiana township |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 56.19 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 54.82 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.36 |
| Area Water Percent: | 2.42 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 10863 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 189.1 |
| Elevation M: | 265 |
| Elevation Ft: | 869 |
| Coordinates: | 40.1558°N -86.0603°W |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 0453446 |
Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,368 and it contained 4,367 housing units.[2]
Jackson Township was organized in 1833.[3]
Roberts Chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 97.56%) is land and (or 2.42%) is water.[2] The streams of Bear Slide Creek, Bennett Ditch, Cicero Creek, Hinkle Creek, Little Cicero Creek, Possum Run, Sugar Run, Taylor Creek, and Weasel Creek run through this township.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains thirteen cemeteries: Brethren, Cicero, Dunn, Emmanuel Lutheran, Hinkle, Hurley, Morley, Mount Pleasant, Robert's Chapel, Scherer, Taylor and West Grove.
Jackson Township residents may request a free library card from the Hamilton North Public Library in Cicero.[4]
The township is served by Hamilton Heights School Corporation, which is located in Arcadia.