Jackson Township is one of twelve
townships
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Boone County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,731 and it contained 1,089 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.96%) is land and (or 0.06%) is water.
Cities and towns
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Advance
Advance commonly refers to:
*Advance, an offensive push in sports, games, thoughts, military combat, or sexual or romantic pursuits
*Advance payment for goods or services
*Advance against royalties, a payment to be offset against future royalty pa ...
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Jamestown (vast majority)
Unincorporated towns
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Ward
Ward may refer to:
Division or unit
* Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward
* Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ...
Adjacent townships
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Center
Center or centre may refer to:
Mathematics
*Center (geometry), the middle of an object
* Center (algebra), used in various contexts
** Center (group theory)
** Center (ring theory)
* Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentrici ...
(northeast)
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Harrison
Harrison may refer to:
People
* Harrison (name)
* Harrison family of Virginia, United States
Places
In Australia:
* Harrison, Australian Capital Territory, suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin
In Canada:
* Inukjuak, Quebec, or " ...
(east)
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Jefferson (north)
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Clark Township, Montgomery County (southwest)
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Eel River Township, Hendricks County (south)
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Union Township, Hendricks County (southeast)
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Walnut Township, Montgomery County (west)
Major highways
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Interstate 74
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Interstate 74 (I-74) is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Its western end is at an interchange with I-80 in Davenport, Iowa (Quad Cities); the eastern end of its Midwest segment is at an interchange ...
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U.S. Route 136
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Indiana State Road 75
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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 ...
Cemeteries
The township contains five cemeteries: Brown, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lowry, Porter and Union.
References
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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Boone County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana