Jackson Township, Brown County, Indiana

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Jackson Township
Township
Map highlighting Jackson Township, Brown County, Indiana.svg
Location of Jackson Township in Brown County
Coordinates: 39°17′01″N86°18′03″W / 39.28361°N 86.30083°W / 39.28361; -86.30083
Country United States
State Indiana
County Brown
Government
 • Type Indiana 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 code 18-36810 [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]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 2,012—
1900 1,943−3.4%
1910 1,642−15.5%
1920 1,7124.3%
1930 1,326−22.5%
1940 1,4418.7%
1950 1,5195.4%
1960 1,94628.1%
1970 2,65836.6%
1980 3,77442.0%
1990 4,15110.0%
2000 4,1510.0%
2010 4,002−3.6%
2020 3,938−1.6%
Source: US Decennial Census [5]

History

Jackson Township was named for Andrew Jackson. [6]

Geography

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

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

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Georgetown and Lanam.

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References

  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. 1 2 "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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