Jackson Township, Carroll County, Indiana

Jackson Township
—  Township  —
Location of Jackson Township in Carroll County
Coordinates:
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]

Contents

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.

Cities and towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Musselman, Nebo, Nettle and Wise.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  3. ^ Appleton, Lee (2007). This Was Camden: A History of Camden, Indiana. Bloomingon, Illinois: Heartland Printing. pp. 4. 

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Municipalities and communities of Carroll County, Indiana, USA
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