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Jackson Township, Elkhart County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Elkhart

GNIS feature ID
  
453442

Local time
  
Friday 10:50 PM

State
  
Indiana

FIPS code
  
18-36972

Elevation
  
252 m

Population
  
4,288 (2010)

Jackson Township, Elkhart County, Indiana

Weather
  
3°C, Wind W at 3 km/h, 94% Humidity

Area
  
94.15 km² (93.99 km² Land / 16 ha Water)

Jackson Township (T35N R6E) is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,288.

Contents

Map of Jackson Township, IN, USA

History

Jackson Township was named for Col. John Jackson, a pioneer settler.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.35 square miles (94.1 km2), of which 36.29 square miles (94.0 km2) (or 99.83%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.17%) is water. Frog Pond is in this township.

Cities and towns

  • New Paris

    • Unincorporated towns

  • Bainter Town

    • Adjacent townships

  • Elkhart Township (north)
  • Clinton Township (northeast)
  • Benton Township (east)
  • Turkey Creek Township, Kosciusko County (southeast)
  • Van Buren Township, Kosciusko County (south)
  • Jefferson Township, Kosciusko County (southwest)
  • Union Township (west)
  • Harrison Township (northwest)

    • Major highways

  • US 6
  • US 33
  • SR 15

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains several cemeteries, including the historic Bainter Town cemetery, which opened in 1832.

    References

    Jackson Township, Elkhart County, Indiana Wikipedia
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