Jackson Township is one of thirteen

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 ...

in Parke County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 737 and it contained 475 housing units.

History

Jackson Township was named for

Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, he gained fame as ...

, 7th President of the United States. The

Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridge The Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridge is located southeast of Mansfield, Indiana, on County Road 720 and about east of State Road 59, in Parke County. Construction The length of the bridge is which includes the overhang at each end. This singl ...

Mansfield Covered Bridge The Mansfield Covered Bridge is a Double Burr Arch double span truss bridge located on Mansfield Road (historic) and Big Raccoon Creek in Mansfield southeast of Rockville in Parke County, Indiana. Built by Joseph J. Daniels in 1867 at a cost of ...

, and Mansfield Roller Mill are listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.47%) is land and (or 0.53%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

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at *

Mansfield Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area (followed by Sutton-in-Ashfield). It gained the Royal Charter of a market tow ...

at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Jacks and Moore.

Major highways

Indiana State Road 59 State Road 59 is a north–south road in Central Indiana that covers a distance of about through five counties. Route description State Road 59 begins at State Road 58 (SR 58) and heads north towards Sandborn. In Sandborn SR 59 ...

Lakes

* Alma Lake * Rocky Fork Lake

School districts

* Clay Community Schools

Political districts

* State House District 44 * State Senate District 38

References

*
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

IndianaMap

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana

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