Jackson Township, Jackson County, Indiana

Jackson Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 23,135 and it contained 9,327 housing units.

History
Bell Ford Post Patented Diagonal "Combination Bridge", Low Spur Archeological Site (12J87), and Sand Hill Archeological Site 12J62 are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.78 sqmi, of which 34.44 sqmi (or 99.02%) is land and 0.34 sqmi (or 0.98%) is water. The streams of Buck Creek, Heddy Run, Myers Branch, Sandy Branch and South Fork Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

 * Seymour (vast majority)

Unincorporated towns

 * Hangman Crossing
 * Kriete Corner
 * New Farmington

Adjacent townships

 * Redding Township (north)
 * Spencer Township, Jennings County (east)
 * Washington Township (south)
 * Brownstown Township (west)
 * Hamilton Township (west)

Cemeteries
The township contains six cemeteries: Crane, Driftwood, Farmington, Gardner, Lutheran and Saint Ambrose.

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-65.svg|25px]] Interstate 65
 * [[Image:US 31.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 31
 * [[Image:US 50.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 50
 * [[Image:Indiana 11.svg|25px]] State Road 11
 * [[Image:Indiana 258.svg|25px]] State Road 258

Airports and landing strips

 * Freeman Municipal Airport