Jackson Township, Blackford County, Indiana
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| Jackson Township | |
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| Coordinates: 40°25′50″N 85°16′02″W / 40.43056°N 85.26722°WCoordinates: 40°25′50″N 85°16′02″W / 40.43056°N 85.26722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Blackford |
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| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45.69 sq mi (118.34 km2) |
| • Land | 45.62 sq mi (118.15 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 922 ft (281 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,424 |
| • Density | 31.22/sq mi (12.05/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-36774[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453431 |
Jackson Township is one of four townships in Blackford County, Indiana. At the 2000 census, its population was 1,424. The township was named after Andrew Jackson, hero of the Battle of New Orleans and the seventh President of the United States.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Jackson Township covers an area of 45.69 square miles (118.3 km2); 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (0.15 percent) of this is water. Lake Placid is in this township. Lick Creek runs through the township.
[edit] Cities and towns
- Dunkirk (northwest edge)
[edit] Unincorporated towns
- Converse (ghost town originally called Crumley"s Crossing)
- Millgrove
- Trenton (Post Office called Priam)
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[edit] Cemeteries
The township contains at least seven cemeteries: Buckles, Goghnauer, Mount Tabor, Reeves, South Trenton, Wayman and West Trenton.
[edit] Notes
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ A History of Blackford County, Indiana…, page 126.
[edit] References
- "Jackson Township, Blackford County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:453431. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- A History of Blackford County, Indiana : with historical accounts of the county, 1838-1986 [and] histories of families who have lived in the county.. Hartford City, Indiana: Blackford County Historical Society. 1986. pp. 302. OCLC 15144953.
- Biographical and historical record of Jay and Blackford Counties, Indiana: Containing ... portraits and biographies of some of the prominent men of the state : engravings of prominent citizens in Jay and Blackford Counties, with personal histories of many of the leading families and a concise history of Jay and Blackford Counties and their cities and villages. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company. 1887. pp. 901. OCLC 15560416. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH26&CISOPTR=36087&CISOSHOW=35182.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
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