Jackson Township, Huntington County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
40°57′38″N 85°23′49″W / 40.96056°N 85.39694°W / 40.96056; -85.39694 (2020)[1]
Jackson Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,125 (up from 4,043 at 2010[2]) and it contained 1,856 housing units.
History
Jackson Township was organized in 1841.[3]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.85 square miles (95.4 km2), of which 36.41 square miles (94.3 km2) (or 98.81%) is land and 0.44 square miles (1.1 km2) (or 1.19%) is water.[2]
Cities and towns
- Roanoke
Unincorporated towns
- Mahon
- Roanoke Station
Adjacent townships
- Jefferson Township, Whitley County (north)
- Aboite Township, Allen County (northeast)
- Lafayette Township, Allen County (east)
- Union Township, Wells County (southeast)
- Union Township (south)
- Huntington Township (southwest)
- Clear Creek Township (west)
- Washington Township, Whitley County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries: France and Union.
Major highways
Airports and landing strips
- Fisher Farm Airport
- The Wolf Den Airport
References
- "Jackson Township, Huntington 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
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Jackson Township, Huntington County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 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.
- ^ History of Huntington County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 638.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana