Coordinates: 39°11′54″N 85°38′29″W / 39.19833°N 85.64139°W / 39.19833; -85.64139

Jackson Township, Decatur County, Indiana

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Jackson Township
Township
Location of Jackson Township in Decatur County
Location of Jackson Township in Decatur County
Coordinates: 39°11′54″N 85°38′29″W / 39.19833°N 85.64139°W / 39.19833; -85.64139
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDecatur
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total40.29 sq mi (104.4 km2)
 • Land40.27 sq mi (104.3 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
[1]
801 ft (244 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total938
 • Density23/sq mi (9.0/km2)
FIPS code18-36918[2]
GNIS feature ID453439

Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 938 (down from 988 at 2010[3]) and it contained 403 housing units.[4]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,562—
19001,477−5.4%
19101,369−7.3%
19201,286−6.1%
19301,093−15.0%
19401,0940.1%
19501,081−1.2%
19601,1738.5%
19701,153−1.7%
19801,092−5.3%
19901,000−8.4%
20001,0404.0%
2010988−5.0%
2020938−5.1%
Source: US Decennial Census[5]

History

Jackson Township was organized in 1834.[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 40.29 square miles (104.4 km2), of which 40.27 square miles (104.3 km2) (or 99.95%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.05%) is water.[3]

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Lower Union, Mount Olivet, Mount Pisgah, Shirk, Wesley and Wynn.

References

  • "Jackson Township, Decatur County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  6. ^ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 95.

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