Jackson Township, Miami County, Indiana

Jackson Township
—  Township  —
Location in Miami County
Coordinates: 40°36′14″N 85°54′13″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Miami
Organized	1846
Named for	Andrew Jackson
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	23.39 sq mi (60.57 km2)
• Land	23.38 sq mi (60.55 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.03%
Elevation	820 ft (250 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,928
• Density	82.5/sq mi (31.8/km2)
ZIP codes	46911, 46919
GNIS feature ID	0453455

Jackson Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,928.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Jackson Township covers an area of 23.39 square miles (60.6 km²); of this, 23.38 square miles (60.6 km²) (99.97 percent) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (0.03 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Amboy
• Converse (partial)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Bond, Friends, Park Lawn and Pipe Creek.

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 18
• Indiana State Road 19

Airports and landing strips

• Converse Airport

Lakes

• Fox Lake

School districts

• Oak Hill United School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 5th congressional district
• State House District 32
• State Senate District 18

References

• "Jackson Township, Miami County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453455. Retrieved 2009-09-27. 
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Jackson Township