Jackson Township | |
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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.
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]
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.
The township contains four cemeteries: McWilliams, Meeks, Patterson and Sprinkle.
Jackson Township | |
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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.
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]
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.
The township contains four cemeteries: McWilliams, Meeks, Patterson and Sprinkle.