Jackson Township, Brown County, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°17′01″N 86°18′03″W / 39.28361°N 86.30083°W / 39.28361; -86.30083
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Jackson Township
Township
Location of Jackson Township in Brown County
Location of Jackson Township in Brown County
Coordinates: 39°17′01″N 86°18′03″W / 39.28361°N 86.30083°W / 39.28361; -86.30083
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyBrown
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total62.38 sq mi (161.6 km2)
 • Land61.39 sq mi (159.0 km2)
 • Water0.99 sq mi (2.6 km2)
Elevation
[1]
702 ft (214 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,938
 • Density63/sq mi (24/km2)
FIPS code18-36810[2]
GNIS feature ID453433

Jackson Township is one of four townships in Brown County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,938 (down from 4,002 at 2010[3]) and it contained 2,154 housing units.[4]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18902,012—
19001,943−3.4%
19101,642−15.5%
19201,7124.3%
19301,326−22.5%
19401,4418.7%
19501,5195.4%
19601,94628.1%
19702,65836.6%
19803,77442.0%
19904,15110.0%
20004,1510.0%
20104,002−3.6%
20203,938−1.6%
Source: US Decennial Census[5]

History[edit]

Jackson Township was named for Andrew Jackson.[6]

Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 62.38 square miles (161.6 km2), of which 61.39 square miles (159.0 km2) (or 98.41%) is land and 0.99 square miles (2.6 km2) (or 1.59%) is water.[3]

Unincorporated towns[edit]

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships[edit]

Major highways[edit]

Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains two cemeteries: Georgetown and Lanam.

References[edit]

  • "Jackson Township, Brown 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
  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  6. ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 734.

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