Jackson Township, Jay 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: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.

History

Jackson Township was organized in 1838.[3]

Geography

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.

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Gravel Hill.

Major highways

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Jackson Township, Jay County, Indiana . . Apr 6, 2024.
  2. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212202118/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18075 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  3. Book: History of Jay County, Indiana: Including Its World War Record and Incorporating the Montgomery History, Volume 1 . Historical Publishing Company . Jay, Milton T. . 1922 . 107.

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