Jackson Township, Washington County, Indiana
Appearance
Jackson Township | |
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Coordinates: 38°26′23″N 86°03′18″W / 38.43972°N 86.05500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Washington |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 25.48 sq mi (66.0 km2) |
• Land | 25.39 sq mi (65.8 km2) |
• Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.35% |
Elevation | 751 ft (229 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,019 |
• Density | 79/sq mi (31/km2) |
ZIP codes | 47106, 47164, 47165 |
GNIS feature ID | 0453472 |
Jackson Township is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,019 and it contained 832 housing units.[1]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 766 | — | |
1900 | 779 | 1.7% | |
1910 | 707 | −9.2% | |
1920 | 678 | −4.1% | |
1930 | 631 | −6.9% | |
1940 | 663 | 5.1% | |
1950 | 613 | −7.5% | |
1960 | 588 | −4.1% | |
1970 | 602 | 2.4% | |
1980 | 972 | 61.5% | |
1990 | 1,247 | 28.3% | |
2000 | 2,037 | 63.4% | |
2010 | 2,116 | 3.9% | |
2020 | 2,019 | −4.6% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[2] |
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.48 square miles (66.0 km2), of which 25.39 square miles (65.8 km2) (or 99.65%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) (or 0.35%) is water.[3]
Unincorporated towns
[edit](This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
[edit]- Pierce Township (north)
- Polk Township (northeast)
- Wood Township, Clark County (east)
- Greenville Township, Floyd County (southeast)
- Morgan Township, Harrison County (southwest)
- Posey Township (west)
- Howard Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains four cemeteries: Goss, Hiestand, Martinsburg and Rickerd.
Lakes
[edit]- Palmyra Lake
School districts
[edit]- East Washington School Corporation
Political districts
[edit]- Indiana's 9th congressional district
- State House District 73
- State Senate District 47
References
[edit]- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved May 10, 2013.