Jackson Township is one of twelve

townships A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

in Jay County,

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 991 (up from 965 at 2010) and it contained 316 housing units.

History

Jackson Township was organized in 1838.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.92%) is land and (or 0.05%) is water. The streams of Bear Creek, Dunkirk Drain, Haskin Run, Wall Run and Wolf Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

* Poling * West Liberty

Adjacent townships

* Hartford Township, Adams County (north) * Wabash Township, Adams County (northeast) * Bearcreek Township (east) * Wayne Township (southeast) * Greene Township (south) * Penn Township (west) * Nottingham Township, Wells County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Gravel Hill.

Major highways

References

*
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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