Jackson Township (T35N R6E) is one of sixteen

townships A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...

Elkhart County, Indiana Elkhart County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. , the county's population was 207,047. The county seat is Goshen. Elkhart County is part of the Elkhart- Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the Sout ...

. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,288.

History

Jackson Township was named for Col. John Jackson, a pioneer settler.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.83%) is land and (or 0.17%) is water. Frog Pond is in this township.

Cities and towns

* New Paris

Unincorporated towns

Bainter Town Bainter Town is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Elkhart County, Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capit ...

Adjacent townships

* Elkhart Township (north) * Clinton Township (northeast) * Benton Township (east) * Turkey Creek Township, Kosciusko County (southeast) * Van Buren Township, Kosciusko County (south) * Jefferson Township, Kosciusko County (southwest) * Union Township (west) * Harrison Township (northwest)

Major highways

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Cemeteries

The township contains several cemeteries, including the historic

cemetery, which opened in 1832.

References

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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
Townships in Elkhart County, Indiana Townships in Indiana {{ElkhartCountyIN-geo-stub