Jackson Township, Cass County, Indiana
Jackson Township | ||
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FIPS code 18-36846[3] | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 453435 | |
Jackson Township is one of fourteen
2010[4]
) and contained 1,246 housing units.
History
Jackson Township was organized on June 6, 1847 in a meeting at the home of William Frush.[5] It was named for Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States.[6]
Geography
Jackson Township covers an area of 30.05 square miles (77.8 km2); 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (0.07 percent) of this is water.
Cities and towns
Unincorporated towns
Adjacent townships
- Tipton (north)
- Pipe Creek Township, Miami County (northeast)
- Deer Creek Township, Miami County (east)
- Clay Township, Howard County (south)
- Ervin Township, Howard County (southwest)
- Deer Creek (west)
Major highways
Cemeteries
The township contains four cemeteries: McWilliams, Meeks, Patterson and Sprinkle.
References
- "Jackson Township, Cass County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Jackson Township, Cass County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jackson township, Cass County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 593.
- ^ Helm, Thomas B. (1878). History of Cass County, Indiana. Kingman Bros. pp. 41.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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