Jackson Township is one of four townships in Blackford County, Indiana.[4] As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,233 (down from 1,354 at 2010[5]) and it contained 554 housing units.[2] The township was named after Andrew Jackson, the Brevet Major General of the Battle of New Orleans and the seventh President of the United States.[6]
Jackson Township | |
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 Snow-covered countryside in Jackson Township | |
 Location of Jackson Township in Blackford County | |
| Coordinates: 40°25′50″N 85°16′02″W / 40.43056°N 85.26722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Blackford |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45.67 sq mi (118.3 km2) |
| • Land | 45.56 sq mi (118.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 919 ft (280 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,233 |
| • Density | 27/sq mi (10/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 765 |
| FIPS code | 18-36774[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453431 |
Geography edit
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 45.67 square miles (118.3 km2), of which 45.56 square miles (118.0 km2) (or 99.76%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.24%) is water.[5] Lake Placid is in this township. Lick Creek runs through the township.
Cities and towns edit
- Dunkirk (southeast edge)
Unincorporated towns edit
Major highways edit
Cemeteries edit
The township contains at least seven cemeteries: Buckles, Goghnauer, Mount Tabor, Reeves, South Trenton, Wayman and West Trenton.
Notes edit
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Census Bureau profile: Jackson Township, Blackford County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Jackson Township, Blackford County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ A History of Blackford County, Indiana…, page 126.
References edit
- "Jackson Township, Blackford County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- A History of Blackford County, Indiana : with historical accounts of the county, 1838-1986 [and] histories of families who have lived in the county. Hartford City, Indiana: Blackford County Historical Society. 1986. p. 302. OCLC 15144953.
- Biographical and historical record of Jay and Blackford Counties, Indiana: Containing ... portraits and biographies of some of the prominent men of the state : engravings of prominent citizens in Jay and Blackford Counties, with personal histories of many of the leading families and a concise history of Jay and Blackford Counties and their cities and villages. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company. 1887. p. 901. OCLC 15560416. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
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