Jackson Township, Huntington County, Indiana

Jackson Township
Township
Location in Huntington County
Coordinates: 40°57′38″N 85°23′49″W / 40.96056°N 85.39694°W / 40.96056; -85.39694Coordinates: 40°57′38″N 85°23′49″W / 40.96056°N 85.39694°W / 40.96056; -85.39694
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Huntington
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	36.85 sq mi (95.4 km²)
• Land	36.41 sq mi (94.3 km²)
• Water	0.44 sq mi (1.1 km²) 1.19%
Elevation	784 ft (239 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	4,043
• Density	111/sq mi (43/km²)
GNIS feature ID	0453450

Jackson Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,043 and it contained 1,704 housing units.^[1]

History

Jackson Township was organized in 1841.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.85 square miles (95.4 km²), of which 36.41 square miles (94.3 km²) (or 98.81%) is land and 0.44 square miles (1.1 km²) (or 1.19%) is water.^[1]

Cities and towns

Roanoke

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Jefferson Township, Whitley County (north)
Aboite Township, Allen County (northeast)
Lafayette Township, Allen County (east)
Union Township, Wells County (southeast)
Union Township (south)
Huntington Township (southwest)
Clear Creek Township (west)
Washington Township, Whitley County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: France and Union.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Fisher Farm Airport
The Wolf Den Airport

References

"Jackson Township, Huntington County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
↑ History of Huntington County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 638.

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Municipalities and communities of Huntington County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Huntington
City	Huntington
Towns	Andrews Markle‡ Mount Etna Roanoke Warren
Townships	Clear Creek Dallas Huntington Jackson Jefferson Lancaster Polk Rock Creek Salamonie Union Warren Wayne
Unincorporated communities	Banquo Bippus Bowerstown Bracken Browns Corner Buckeye Goblesville Harlansburg Lancaster Luther‡ Mahon Majenica Makin Mardenis Milo Pleasant Plain Plum Tree Roanoke Station Rock Creek Center Simpson
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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