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Jackson Township, Brown County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Brown

GNIS feature ID
  
453433

Local time
  
Friday 10:46 PM

State
  
Indiana

FIPS code
  
18-36810

Elevation
  
214 m

Population
  
4,002 (2010)

Jackson Township, Brown County, Indiana

Weather
  
9°C, Wind W at 10 km/h, 94% Humidity

Area
  
161.6 km² (159 km² Land / 256 ha Water)

Jackson Township is one of four townships in Brown County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,002 and it contained 2,112 housing units.

Contents

Map of Jackson Township, IN, USA

History

Jackson Township was named for Andrew Jackson.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 62.38 square miles (161.6 km2), of which 61.39 square miles (159.0 km2) (or 98.41%) is land and 0.99 square miles (2.6 km2) (or 1.59%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Beanblossom
  • Bear Wallow
  • Cornelius
  • Fruitdale
  • Helmsburg
  • Lanam
  • Needmore
  • Point Idalawn
  • Trevlac
  • Waycross

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

    Adjacent townships

  • Hamblen (east)
  • Washington (south)
  • Benton Township, Monroe County (west)
  • Hensley Township, Johnson County (northeast)
  • Washington Township, Morgan County (northwest)

    • Major highways

  • Indiana State Road 45
  • Indiana State Road 135

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains two cemeteries: Georgetown and Lanam.

    References

    Jackson Township, Brown County, Indiana Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA