Jackson Township, Cass County, Indiana
Jackson Township | |
|---|---|
 Location of Jackson Township in Cass County | |
| Coordinates: 40°36′30″N 86°12′52″W / 40.60833°N 86.21444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Cass |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.05 sq mi (77.84 km2) |
| • Land | 30.03 sq mi (77.79 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 781 ft (238 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,773 |
| • Density | 92/sq mi (36/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-36846[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 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.
History
[edit]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]
Geography
[edit]Jackson Township covers an area of 30.05 square miles (77.8 km2); 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (0.07 percent) of this is water.
Cities and towns
[edit]Unincorporated towns
[edit]Adjacent townships
[edit]- Tipton (north)
- Pipe Creek Township, Miami County (northeast)
- Deer Creek Township, Miami County (east)
- Clay Township, Howard County (south)
- Ervin Township, Howard County (southwest)
- Deer Creek (west)
Major highways
[edit]
Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains four cemeteries: McWilliams, Meeks, Patterson and Sprinkle.
References
[edit]- "Jackson Township, Cass 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
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Jackson Township, Cass County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jackson township, Cass County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 593.
- ^ Helm, Thomas B. (1878). History of Cass County, Indiana. Kingman Bros. pp. 41.
External links
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jackson Township, Cass County, Indiana.
Municipalities and communities of Cass County, Indiana, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| City |  | |
| Towns | ||
| Townships | ||
| CDPs | ||
| Other communities | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
