Jackson Township is one of nine
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Starke County, in the
U.S. state
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of
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 capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
.
At the 2010 census, its population was 549 and it contained 222 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.95%) is land and (or 0.05%) is water.
Adjacent townships
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Davis Township (northeast)
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Center Township (east)
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California Township (southeast)
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Wayne Township (south)
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Railroad Township (southwest)
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Dewey Township, LaPorte County (west)
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Prairie Township, LaPorte County (northwest)
Major highways
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School districts
* North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation
Political districts
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Indiana's 2nd congressional district
Indiana's 2nd congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress in Northern Indiana. It includes South Bend and Elkhart.
On November 8, 2022, Republican candidate Rudy Yakym won both the special election, to complete the r ...
* State House District 17
* State Senate District 5
References
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line ShapefilesIndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Starke County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana