Jackson Township, Decatur County, Indiana

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Jackson Township
Location of Jackson Township in Decatur County
Coordinates: 39°11′54″N 85°38′29″W / 39.19833, -85.64139
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Decatur
Area
- Total	40.38 sq mi (104.58 km²)
- Land	40.35 sq mi (104.51 km²)
- Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km²)
Elevation [1]	801 ft (244 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,040
- Density	25.77/sq mi (9.95/km²)
FIPS code	18-36918[2]
GNIS feature ID	453439

Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,040.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Unincorporated towns 1.2 Adjacent townships 1.3 Major highways 1.4 Cemeteries 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Geography

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

[edit] Unincorporated towns

• Alert
• Forest Hill
• Sardinia
• Waynesburg

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

[edit] Adjacent townships

• Clay Township (north)
• Sand Creek Township (east)
• Sand Creek Township, Jennings County (south)
• Geneva Township, Jennings County (southwest)
• Clifty Township, Bartholomew County (west)
• Rock Creek Township, Bartholomew County (west)
• Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County (northwest)

[edit] Major highways

• Indiana State Road 3

[edit] Cemeteries

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

[edit] References

• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
• U.S. Board on Geographic Names

1. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

[edit] External links

• Indiana Township Association page for Decatur County

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Decatur County, Indiana County seat: Greensburg Cities and towns Greensburg | Milford | Millhousen | New Point | St. Paul | Westport Townships Adams | Clay | Clinton | Fugit | Jackson | Marion | Salt Creek | Sand Creek | Washington Unincorporated communities Adams | Alert | Burney | Clarksburg | Craig | Downeyville | Ewington | Forest Hill | Gaynorsville | Germantown | Harper | Harris City | Horace | Kingston | Knarr Corner | Letts | Letts Corner | McCoy | Mechanicsburg | Middle Branch | New Pennington | Pinhook | Rossburg | Saint Maurice | Saint Omer | Sandusky | Sardinia | Slabtown | Smyrna | Waynesburg | Williamstown