Jackson Township, Wayne County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°49′17″N 85°09′59″W / 39.82139°N 85.16639°W / 39.82139; -85.16639CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyWayneGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total28.33 sq mi (73.4 km²) • Land27.98 sq mi (72.5 km²) • Water0.35 sq mi (0.9 km²) 1.24%Elevation

^[1]

945 ft (288 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total4,320 • Density166.6/sq mi (64.3/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code765GNIS feature ID453473

Jackson Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,660 and it contained 2,136 housing units.^[3]

History

Jackson Township was organized in 1817.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.33 square miles (73.4 km²), of which 27.98 square miles (72.5 km²) (or 98.76%) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.91 km²) (or 1.24%) is water.^[3] Lakes in this township include Hi-Way Springs. The streams of Auburn Brook, Coon Creek, Crietz Creek, Horn Creek, Lick Branch, Pinhook Drain, Pronghorn Run, Springs Run and Symonds Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

Cambridge City
Dublin
East Germantown (also known as Pershing)
Mount Auburn

Unincorporated towns

Hiser at 39°48′54″N 85°04′40″W / 39.8150466°N 85.0777416°W / 39.8150466; -85.0777416
Pennville at 39°48′50″N 85°06′41″W / 39.8139355°N 85.1113531°W / 39.8139355; -85.1113531

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

Adjacent townships

Jefferson Township (north)
Center Township (east)
Harrison Township (east)
Washington Township (southeast)
Posey Township, Fayette County (southwest)
Dudley Township, Henry County (west)
Liberty Township, Henry County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Capitol Hill, East, Riverside and South Lawn.

Major highways

Interstate 70
U.S. Route 40
State Road 1

References

"Jackson Township, Wayne County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Jackson Township, Wayne County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ Young, Andrew White (1872). History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time. R. Clarke & Company. pp. 243.