Jackson Township, Miami County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Jackson Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Miami
Government Type:Indiana township
Established Title:Organized
Established Date:1846
Named For:Andrew Jackson
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:23.37
Area Land Sq Mi:23.3
Area Water Sq Mi:0.08
Area Water Percent:0.34
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1,966
Population Density Sq Mi:84
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:248
Elevation Ft:814
Coordinates:40.6039°N -85.9036°W
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:46911, 46919
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:453455

Jackson Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town's population is 1,966 and it contained 843 housing units as of 2010.[2]

History

The first settlement at Jackson Township was made in 1842.[3] Jackson Township was organized in 1846.[4] The township is named for Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.70%) is land and (or 0.34%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Bond, Friends, Park Lawn and Pipe Creek.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Lakes

Education

Jackson Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Converse-Jackson Township Public Library in Converse.[6]

Political districts

References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2017-05-09. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  2. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212202954/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18103 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  3. Book: History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present . Brant & Fuller . 1887 . 618.
  4. Book: History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests . Lewis Pub. . Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence . 1914 . 130.
  5. Web site: History of Miami County (archived) . Miami County Tourism Office . 22 August 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150212103312/http://enjoymiamicounty.org/history/ . February 12, 2015 .
  6. Web site: Library card fees . Converse-Jackson Township Public Library . 10 March 2018.

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