Jackson Township, Jay County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°31′36″N 85°03′09″W / 40.52667°N 85.05250°W / 40.52667; -85.05250CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyJayGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total36.37 sq mi (94.2 km²) • Land36.34 sq mi (94.1 km²) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²) 0.05%Elevation

873 ft (266 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total991 • Density27/sq mi (11/km²)GNIS feature ID0453452

Jackson Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 991 (up from 965 at 2010^[2]) and it contained 316 housing units.

History

Jackson Township was organized in 1838.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.37 square miles (94.2 km²), of which 36.34 square miles (94.1 km²) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.05%) is water.^[2] The streams of Bear Creek, Dunkirk Drain, Haskin Run, Wall Run and Wolf Creek run through this township^{[citation needed]}.

Unincorporated towns

Kitt
Poling
West Liberty

Adjacent townships

Hartford Township, Adams County (north)
Wabash Township, Adams County (northeast)
Bearcreek Township (east)
Wayne Township (southeast)
Greene Township (south)
Penn Township (west)
Nottingham Township, Wells County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Gravel Hill.

Major highways

SR 18

References

"Jackson Township, Jay 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

^ "Census Bureau profile: Jackson Township, Jay County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ ^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.
^ Jay, Milton T. (1922). History of Jay County, Indiana: Including Its World War Record and Incorporating the Montgomery History, Volume 1. Historical Publishing Company. p. 107.