Jackson Township, Spencer County, Indiana

Jackson Township
Township
Coordinates: 38°04′30″N 87°02′54″W / 38.07500°N 87.04833°W / 38.07500; -87.04833Coordinates: 38°04′30″N 87°02′54″W / 38.07500°N 87.04833°W / 38.07500; -87.04833
Country United States
State Indiana
County Spencer
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total 20.49 sq mi (53.1 km2)
  Land 20.25 sq mi (52.4 km2)
  Water 0.24 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation[1] 505 ft (154 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 891
  Density 44/sq mi (17/km2)
FIPS code 18-37422[2]
GNIS feature ID 453467

Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 891 and it contained 379 housing units.[3] Jackson Township contains the city of Gentryville.

History

Jackson Township was organized in 1841, and named for Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), the 7th President of the United States.[4]

Colonel William Jones House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 20.49 square miles (53.1 km2), of which 20.25 square miles (52.4 km2) (or 98.83%) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km2) (or 1.17%) is water.[3]

Cities and towns

Unincorperated towns

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  4. History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 271.
  5. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.


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