Jackson Township (T35N R6E) is one of sixteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Elkhart County, Indiana
Elkhart County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. , the county's population was 207,047. The county seat is Goshen. Elkhart County is part of the Elkhart- Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the Sout ...
. As of the
2010 census, its population was 4,288.
History
Jackson Township was named for Col. John Jackson, a pioneer settler.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.83%) is land and (or 0.17%) is water.
Frog Pond is in this township.
Cities and towns
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New Paris
Unincorporated towns
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Bainter Town
Adjacent townships
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Elkhart Township (north)
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Clinton Township (northeast)
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Benton Township (east)
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Turkey Creek Township, Kosciusko County (southeast)
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Van Buren Township, Kosciusko County (south)
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Jefferson Township, Kosciusko County
Jefferson may refer to:
Names
* Jefferson (surname)
* Jefferson (given name)
People
* Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third president of the United States
* Jefferson (footballer)
* Jefferson (singer) or Geoff Turton (born 1944), British si ...
(southwest)
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Union Township (west)
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Harrison Township (northwest)
Major highways
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Cemeteries
The township contains several cemeteries, including the historic
Bainter Town cemetery, which opened in 1832.
References
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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
Townships in Elkhart County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
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