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Township in Indiana, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jackson Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,387 (slightly down from 1,391 at 2010[4]) and it contained 523 housing units.
Jackson Township | |
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![]() Location of Jackson Township in Carroll County | |
Coordinates: 40°35′50″N 86°31′43″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Carroll |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 30.11 sq mi (78.0 km2) |
• Land | 30.1 sq mi (78 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
Elevation | 620 ft (189 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,387 |
• Density | 46/sq mi (18/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-36828[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453434 |
It is uncertain how or for whom the township was named, but Adam Porter, one of the township's earliest settlers who arrived in the late 1820s, is described as hailing from Jackson Township, Virginia, and may have named it.[5]
Jackson Township was organized in 1830.[6]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.11 square miles (78.0 km2), of which 30.1 square miles (78 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[4]
The township contains four cemeteries: Musselman, Nebo, Nettle and Wise.
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