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: | Cass |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Km2: | 77.84 |
Area Land Km2: | 77.79 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.05 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 30.05 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 30.03 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2773 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 238 |
Elevation Ft: | 781 |
Coordinates: | 40.6083°N -86.2144°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-36846[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 453435 |
Jackson Township is one of fourteen townships in Cass County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,773 (down from 2,876 at 2010[4]) and contained 1,246 housing units.
Jackson Township was organized on June 6, 1847 in a meeting at the home of William Frush.[5] It was named for Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States.[6]
Jackson Township covers an area of ; (0.07 percent) of this is water.
The township contains four cemeteries: McWilliams, Meeks, Patterson and Sprinkle.