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: | Shelby |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 34.27 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 34.08 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.18 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1981 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 54.1 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 238 |
Elevation Ft: | 781 |
Coordinates: | 39.3972°N -85.8989°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-37404[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 453466 |
Jackson Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,844 and it contained 738 housing units.[4]
Jackson Township was established in 1840.[5]
St. George Lutheran Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.45%) is land and (or 0.53%) is water.[4]