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Grassy Fork Township, Jackson County, Indiana

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Grassy Fork Township
Township
Location in Jackson County
Location in Jackson County
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJackson
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
39.75 sq mi (103.0 km2)
 • Land39.67 sq mi (102.7 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.20%
Elevation
522 ft (159 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
668
 • Density16.8/sq mi (6.5/km2)
GNIS feature ID0453339

Grassy Fork Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 668 and it contained 288 housing units.[1] It was named from the Grassy Fork Creek.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 39.75 square miles (103.0 km2), of which 39.67 square miles (102.7 km2) (or 99.80%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) (or 0.20%) is water.[1] The streams of Grassy Fork, Knob Creek and Pond Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains eleven cemeteries: Blair, Lubker, Mount Pleasant, Pioneer, Riechers/Niermans, Rucker, Russell Chapel, Stunkel, Sturgeon, Tuell, and Waskom.

Major highways

References

  • "Grassy Fork Township, Jackson 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
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc., Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory and the State of Indiana. Unigraphic. 1886. p. 397.
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