Jackson Township, Morgan County, Indiana

Jackson Township
—  Township  —
Location in Morgan County
Coordinates: 39°23′11″N 86°18′15″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Morgan
Government
• Type	Indiana township
• Township Trustee	Dan Broyer
Area
• Total	35.92 sq mi (93.04 km2)
• Land	35.63 sq mi (92.27 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.77 km2)  0.83%
Elevation	794 ft (242 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	3,089
• Density	86.7/sq mi (33.5/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	46151, 46160
GNIS feature ID	0453456

Jackson Township is one of fourteen townships in Morgan County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,089.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Jackson Township covers an area of 35.92 square miles (93.0 km²); of this, 35.63 square miles (92.3 km²) (99.17 percent) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) (0.83 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Morgantown
• Painted Hills

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Gerholt, Nast Chapel and Williams.

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 135
• Indiana State Road 252

Lakes

• Tall Oaks Lake
• Whitley Lake
• Little Nebo Lake
• Painted Hills Lake

School districts

• Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United

Political districts

• Indiana's 4th congressional district
• State House District 47
• State Senate District 37

References

• "Jackson Township, Morgan County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453456. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
• 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