Jackson Township, Morgan County, Indiana

Jackson Township
—  Township  —
Location in Morgan County
Coordinates:
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.^[1]

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Cities, towns, villages 1.2 Cemeteries 1.3 Major highways 1.4 Lakes 2 School districts 3 Political districts 4 References 5 External links

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

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

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

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