Jackson Township, Miami County, Indiana

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Jackson Township
Township
Jackson Township south of Amboy.jpg
Fields south of Amboy
Map highlighting Jackson Township, Miami County, Indiana.svg
Location in Miami County
Coordinates: 40°36′14″N85°54′13″W / 40.60389°N 85.90361°W / 40.60389; -85.90361
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana
County Miami
Organized1846
Named for Andrew Jackson
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total23.37 sq mi (60.5 km2)
 • Land23.3 sq mi (60 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.34%
Elevation
[1]
814 ft (248 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,966
 • Density84/sq mi (32/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
46911, 46919
GNIS feature ID 453455

Jackson Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town's population is 1,966 and it contained 843 housing units as of 2010. [2]

Contents

History

The first settlement at Jackson Township was made in 1842. [3] Jackson Township was organized in 1846. [4] The township is named for Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States. [5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.37 square miles (60.5 km2), of which 23.3 square miles (60 km2) (or 99.70%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) (or 0.34%) is water. [2]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Bond, Friends, Park Lawn and Pipe Creek.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Lakes

Education

Jackson Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Converse-Jackson Township Public Library in Converse. [6]

Political districts

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp.  618.
  4. ↑ Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp.  130.
  5. ↑ "History of Miami County (archived)". Miami County Tourism Office. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Library card fees". Converse-Jackson Township Public Library. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
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