Jackson Township is one of nine

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Spencer County, Indiana Spencer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,810. The county seat is Rockport. Despite not being in the Owensboro Metropolitan Area, the entire riverfront of the city of Owen ...

. As of the 2010 census, its population was 803 and it contained 353 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 the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before Presidency of Andrew Jackson, his presidency, he rose to fame as a general in the U.S. Army and served in both houses ...

(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 Place ...

was listed on the

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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