Jackson Township, Carroll County, Indiana
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| Jackson Township | |
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| Coordinates: 40°35′50″N 86°31′43″W / 40.59722°N 86.52861°WCoordinates: 40°35′50″N 86°31′43″W / 40.59722°N 86.52861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Carroll |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.1 sq mi (77.97 km2) |
| • Land | 30.1 sq mi (77.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 620 ft (189 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,262 |
| • Density | 41.93/sq mi (16.19/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-36828[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453434 |
Jackson Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,262. It's uncertain how or for whom the township was named, but Adam Porter, one of the township's earliest settlers who arrived in the late 1820s, is described as hailing from Jackson Township, Virginia, and may have named it.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Jackson Township covers an area of 30.1 square miles (78 km2); 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (0.03 percent) of this is water.
[edit] Cities and towns
[edit] Adjacent townships
- Liberty (north)
- Washington (northeast)
- Carrollton (east)
- Monroe (south)
- Deer Creek (west)
- Rock Creek (northwest)
[edit] Major highways
[edit] Cemeteries
The township contains four cemeteries: Musselman, Nebo, Nettle and Wise.
[edit] References
- "Jackson Township, Carroll County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:453434. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ "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.
- ^ Appleton, Lee (2007). This Was Camden: A History of Camden, Indiana. Bloomingon, Illinois: Heartland Printing. pp. 4.
