Jackson Township, Spencer 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:Spencer
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:20.49
Area Land Sq Mi:20.25
Area Water Sq Mi:0.24
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:803
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:154
Elevation Ft:505
Coordinates:38.075°N -87.0483°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-37422[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453467

Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 803 and it contained 353 housing units.[3] Jackson Township contains the city of Gentryville.

History

Jackson Township was organized in 1841, and named for Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), the 7th President of the United States.[4]

Colonel William Jones House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.83%) is land and (or 1.17%) is water.[5]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-11 . data.census.gov.
  4. Book: History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present . 1885. Goodspeed. 271.
  5. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . dead . https://archive.today/20200212203917/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18147 . 2020-02-12 . 2013-05-10 . United States Census.

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