Jackson Township, Spencer County, Indiana

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Jackson Township
Township
Map highlighting Jackson Township, Spencer County, Indiana.svg
Coordinates: 38°04′30″N87°02′54″W / 38.07500°N 87.04833°W / 38.07500; -87.04833
Country United States
State Indiana
County Spencer
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
20.49 sq mi (53.1 km2)
 • Land20.25 sq mi (52.4 km2)
 • Water0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2)
Elevation
[1]
505 ft (154 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
803
 • Density39.7/sq mi (15.3/km2)
FIPS code 18-37422 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453467

Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 803 and it contained 353 housing units. [3] Jackson Township contains the city of Gentryville.

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 1,158—
1900 1,1731.3%
1910 1,037−11.6%
1920 770−25.7%
1930 703−8.7%
1940 649−7.7%
1950 632−2.6%
1960 613−3.0%
1970 6302.8%
1980 84834.6%
1990 824−2.8%
2000 8685.3%
2010 8912.6%
2020 803−9.9%
Source: US Decennial Census [4]

History

Jackson Township was organized in 1841, and named for Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), the 7th President of the United States. [5]

Colonel William Jones House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 20.49 square miles (53.1 km2), of which 20.25 square miles (52.4 km2) (or 98.83%) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km2) (or 1.17%) is water. [7]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

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. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  5. ↑ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p.  271.
  6. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  7. ↑ "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.


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