Jackson Township is one of eleven

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in Fountain County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 628 and it contained 300 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.72%) is land and (or 0.25%) is water. It contains the town of

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, located near the center of the township, and the unincorporated community of Wooley Corner to the northwest of Wallace.

Indiana State Road 32 State Road 32 (SR 32) in the U.S. state of Indiana is an east–west state highway in central Indiana that crosses the entire state, covering a distance of about . The western terminus of SR 32 is at the Illinois state line, southeas ...

runs along a portion of the northern border before veering east-southeast through the northeastern part of the township.

Indiana State Road 234 State Road 234 exists in two sections in Indiana. The western portion begins at the Illinois border from a Vermilion County, Illinois, county road. It runs east from there to U.S. Route 136 (US 136) near Jamestown. Much of the route is a ...

runs from east to west through the southern part of the township.

Indiana State Road 341 State Road 341 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a north–south state highway in Fountain County in the west-central part of the state. Route description The road starts near the south edge of the county at State Road 234 just over a mile so ...

begins at State Road 234 and runs north through Wallace before leaving the township.

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Nolen and Zackmire.

References

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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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