Jackson Township, Washington County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
38°26′23″N 86°03′18″W / 38.43972°N 86.05500°W / 38.43972; -86.05500 (2020)
47106, 47164, 47165
Jackson Township is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,019 and it contained 832 housing units.[1]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 766 | — | |
1900 | 779 | 1.7% | |
1910 | 707 | −9.2% | |
1920 | 678 | −4.1% | |
1930 | 631 | −6.9% | |
1940 | 663 | 5.1% | |
1950 | 613 | −7.5% | |
1960 | 588 | −4.1% | |
1970 | 602 | 2.4% | |
1980 | 972 | 61.5% | |
1990 | 1,247 | 28.3% | |
2000 | 2,037 | 63.4% | |
2010 | 2,116 | 3.9% | |
2020 | 2,019 | −4.6% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[2] |
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.48 square miles (66.0 km2), of which 25.39 square miles (65.8 km2) (or 99.65%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) (or 0.35%) is water.[3]
Unincorporated towns
- Martinsburg at 38°26′38″N 86°01′34″W / 38.443951°N 86.026084°W / 38.443951; -86.026084
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Pierce Township (north)
- Polk Township (northeast)
- Wood Township, Clark County (east)
- Greenville Township, Floyd County (southeast)
- Morgan Township, Harrison County (southwest)
- Posey Township (west)
- Howard Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains four cemeteries: Goss, Hiestand, Martinsburg and Rickerd.
Lakes
- Palmyra Lake
School districts
- East Washington School Corporation
Political districts
- Indiana's 9th congressional district
- State House District 73
- State Senate District 47
References
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
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Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Salem
communities
- Bartle
- Becks Mill
- Blue River
- Claysville
- Daisy Hill
- Fairview
- Farabee
- Fayetteville
- Georgetown
- Gooseport
- Haleysburg
- Harristown
- Highland
- Hitchcock
- Kossuth
- Martin Heights
- McKinley
- Millport
- Mount Carmel
- New Liberty
- New Philadelphia
- New Salem
- Old Pekin
- Organ Springs
- Plattsburg
- Prowsville
- Pumpkin Center
- Rosebud
- Rush Creek Valley
- Shorts Corner
- Smedley
- South Boston
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