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Jackson Township, Hamilton County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Hamilton

Elevation
  
265 m

Population
  
10,368 (2010)

State
  
Indiana

GNIS feature ID
  
0453446

Area
  
145.5 km²

Local time
  
Friday 10:51 PM

Jackson Township, Hamilton County, Indiana

Weather
  
7°C, Wind SW at 13 km/h, 91% Humidity

Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,368 and it contained 4,367 housing units.

Contents

Map of Jackson Township, IN, USA

History

Jackson Township was organized in 1833.

Roberts Chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 56.19 square miles (145.5 km2), of which 54.82 square miles (142.0 km2) (or 97.56%) is land and 1.36 square miles (3.5 km2) (or 2.42%) is water. The streams of Bear Slide Creek, Bennett Ditch, Cicero Creek, Hinkle Creek, Little Cicero Creek, Possum Run, Sugar Run, Taylor Creek, and Weasel Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

  • Atlanta
  • Arcadia
  • Cicero
  • Unincorporated towns

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

    Adjacent townships

  • Cicero Township, Tipton County (north)
  • White River Township (east)
  • Noblesville Township (south)
  • Washington Township (southwest)
  • Adams Township (west)
  • Jefferson Township, Tipton County (northwest)
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains thirteen cemeteries: Brethren, Cicero, Dunn, Emmanuel Lutheran, Hinkle, Hurley, Morley, Mount Pleasant, Mount Pleasant, Robert's Chapel, Scherer, Taylor and West Grove.

    Major highways

  • U.S. Route 31
  • State Road 19
  • Airports and landing strips

  • Heinzman Airport
  • References

    Jackson Township, Hamilton County, Indiana Wikipedia