Jackson Township, Decatur County, Indiana
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Jackson Township is one of nine townships
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....

 in Decatur County, Indiana
Decatur County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 24,555 people, 9,389 households, and 6,882 families residing in the county. The population density was 66 people per square mile . There were 9,992 housing units at an average density of 27 per square mile...

. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 1,040.

Geography

Jackson Township covers an area of 40.38 square miles (104.6 km²); 0.02 square mile (0.0517997622 km²) (0.05 percent) of this is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Alert
    Alert, Indiana
    Alert is an unincorporated town in Jackson Township, Decatur County, Indiana....

  • Forest Hill
    Forest Hill, Indiana
    Forest Hill is an unincorporated town in Jackson Township, Decatur County, Indiana....

  • Sardinia
    Sardinia, Indiana
    Sardinia is an unincorporated town in Jackson Township, Decatur County, Indiana....

  • Waynesburg
    Waynesburg, Indiana
    Smyrna is an unincorporated town in Salt Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana....


(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

  • Clay Township
    Clay Township, Decatur County, Indiana
    Clay Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,266.-Geography:Clay Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Burney* Ewington* Horace* Milford...

     (north)
  • Sand Creek Township
    Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana
    Sand Creek Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,061.-Geography:Sand Creek Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Gaynorsville* Harper...

     (east)
  • Sand Creek Township, Jennings County
    Sand Creek Township, Jennings County, Indiana
    Sand Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 818.-Geography:Sand Creek Township covers an area of...

     (south)
  • Geneva Township, Jennings County
    Geneva Township, Jennings County, Indiana
    Geneva Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 7,469.-Geography:Geneva Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.4 percent is water...

     (southwest)
  • Clifty Township, Bartholomew County
    Clifty Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana
    Clifty Township is one of twelve townships in Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,200.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Clifty Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.05 percent is water....

     (west)
  • Rock Creek Township, Bartholomew County
    Rock Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana
    Rock Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,313.-Geography:...

     (west)
  • Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County
    Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana
    Haw Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,015.-Geography:...

    (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Lower Union, Mount Olivet, Mount Pisgah, Shirk, Wesley and Wynn.

External links

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