Jackson Township is one of nine

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 ...

Spencer County, Indiana Spencer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,952. The county seat is Rockport. Despite not being in the Owensboro Metropolitan Area, the entire riverfront of the city of Owensbo ...

. As of the 2010 census, its population was 891 and it contained 379 housing units. Jackson Township contains the city of Gentryville.

History

Jackson Township was organized in 1841, and 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 ...

(1767–1845), the 7th President of the United States.

Colonel William Jones House Colonel William Jones House, also known as William Jones State Historic Site, is a historic house in Gentryville and the Lincoln State Park in Jackson Township, Spencer County, Indiana. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places ...

was 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 ...

in 1975.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.83%) is land and (or 1.17%) is water.

Cities and towns

* Gentryville

Unincorporated towns

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References

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
Townships in Spencer County, Indiana Townships in Indiana 1841 establishments in Indiana {{SpencerCountyIN-geo-stub