Jackson Township, Decatur County, Indiana

Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 938 (down from 988 at 2010 ) and it contained 403 housing units.

History
Jackson Township was organized in 1834.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 40.29 sqmi, of which 40.27 sqmi (or 99.95%) is land and 0.02 sqmi (or 0.05%) is water.

Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
 * Alert
 * Forest Hill
 * Sardinia
 * Waynesburg

Adjacent townships

 * Clay Township (north)
 * Sand Creek Township (east)
 * Sand Creek Township, Jennings County (south)
 * Geneva Township, Jennings County (southwest)
 * Clifty Township, Bartholomew County (west)
 * Rock Creek Township, Bartholomew County (west)
 * Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County (northwest)

Major highways

 * [[Image:Indiana 3.svg|25px]] Indiana State Road 3

Cemeteries
The township contains six cemeteries: Lower Union, Mount Olivet, Mount Pisgah, Shirk, Wesley and Wynn.