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: | Jay |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.37 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.34 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.05 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 991 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation M: | 266 |
Elevation Ft: | 873 |
Coordinates: | 40.5267°N -85.0525°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0453452 |
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 was organized in 1838.[3]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.92%) is land and (or 0.05%) is water.[2] The streams of Bear Creek, Dunkirk Drain, Haskin Run, Wall Run and Wolf Creek run through this township.
The township contains one cemetery, Gravel Hill.