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Jackson Township
Township
Location of Jackson Township in Boone County
Coordinates: 39°57′49″N 86°37′02″W / 39.96361°N 86.61722°W / 39.96361; -86.61722
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Boone
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	47.7 sq mi (124 km)
• Land	47.68 sq mi (123.5 km)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km)
Elevation	935 ft (285 m)
Population
• Total	2,746
• Density	57.3/sq mi (22.1/km)
FIPS code	18-36792
GNIS feature ID	453432

Jackson Township is one of twelve townships in Boone County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,731 and it contained 1,089 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 47.7 square miles (124 km), of which 47.68 square miles (123.5 km) (or 99.96%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km) (or 0.06%) is water.

Cities and towns

• Advance
• Jamestown (vast majority)

Unincorporated towns

• Ward

Adjacent townships

• Center (northeast)
• Harrison (east)
• Jefferson (north)
• Clark Township, Montgomery County (southwest)
• Eel River Township, Hendricks County (south)
• Union Township, Hendricks County (southeast)
• Walnut Township, Montgomery County (west)

Major highways

• Interstate 74
• U.S. Route 136
• Indiana State Road 75
• Indiana State Road 234

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Brown, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lowry, Porter and Union.

References

• "Jackson Township, Boone 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

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Census Bureau profile: Jackson Township, Boone County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

v t e Municipalities and communities of Boone County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Lebanon
City	Lebanon
Towns	Advance Jamestown‡ Thorntown Ulen Whitestown Zionsville
Townships	Center Clinton Eagle Harrison Jackson Jefferson Marion Perry Sugar Creek Union Washington Worth
CDP	Elizaville
Other communities	Big Springs Dover Eagle Village Fayette Fox Hollow Gadsden Hazelrigg Max Mechanicsburg Milledgeville New Brunswick Northfield Pike Rosston Royalton Shannondale‡ Stringtown Terhune Ward Waugh
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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