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Jackson Township
Church in Everton
Church in Everton
Location of Jackson Township in Fayette County
Location of Jackson Township in Fayette County
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFayette
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total27.39 sq mi (70.9 km2)
 • Land27.39 sq mi (70.9 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation994 ft (303 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,524
 • Density55.6/sq mi (21.5/km2)
FIPS code18-36990[2]
GNIS feature ID453443

Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Fayette County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,524 and it contained 615 housing units.[3]

History

Jackson Township was established in 1820 from land given by Columbia Township.[4] It was named for General and afterward President Andrew Jackson.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.39 square miles (70.9 km2), all land.[3]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains the following cemeteries: Maize Elliott Farm Cemetery, Everton Cemetery, Green Family Cemetery, Ireland Church Cemetery, Sarah and John Lee Farm Cemetery, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Myers-Brumfiel Cemetery, Old Parrot or Marvin Rose Cemetery, Poplar Ridge Cemetery, Union or Old Smallwood Cemetery

References

  • "Jackson Township, Fayette County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files[permanent dead link]
  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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b "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 Fayette County, Indiana. Warner, Beers and Company. 1885. p. 199.
  5. ^ Barrows, Frederic Irving (1917). History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Bowen, B. F. p. 242.