Jackson Township, Cass County, Indiana

Jackson Township is one of fourteen townships in Cass County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,773 (down from 2,876 at 2010^[4]) and contained 1,246 housing units.

Jackson Township
Township
Location of Jackson Township in Cass County
Coordinates: 40°36′30″N 86°12′52″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Cass
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	30.05 sq mi (77.84 km2)
• Land	30.03 sq mi (77.79 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation [1]	781 ft (238 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	2,773
• Density	92/sq mi (36/km2)
FIPS code	18-36846[3]
GNIS feature ID	453435

History

Jackson Township was organized on June 6, 1847 in a meeting at the home of William Frush.^[5] It was named for Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States.^[6]

Geography

Jackson Township covers an area of 30.05 square miles (77.8 km²); 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (0.07 percent) of this is water.

Cities and towns

• Galveston

Unincorporated towns

• Lincoln

Adjacent townships

• Tipton (north)
• Pipe Creek Township, Miami County (northeast)
• Deer Creek Township, Miami County (east)
• Clay Township, Howard County (south)
• Ervin Township, Howard County (southwest)
• Deer Creek (west)

Major highways

• U.S. Route 35
• Indiana State Road 18

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: McWilliams, Meeks, Patterson and Sprinkle.

References

• "Jackson Township, Cass 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

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Census Bureau profile: Jackson Township, Cass County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jackson township, Cass County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
5. Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 593.
6. Helm, Thomas B. (1878). History of Cass County, Indiana. Kingman Bros. pp. 41.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana