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]
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]
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]
The township contains four cemeteries: Bond, Friends, Park Lawn and Pipe Creek.
Jackson Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Converse-Jackson Township Public Library in Converse.[6]