Jackson Township, Miami County, Indiana

Jackson Township
Township

Fields south of Amboy

Location in Miami County
Coordinates: 40°36′14″N 85°54′13″W / 40.60389°N 85.90361°W / 40.60389; -85.90361Coordinates: 40°36′14″N 85°54′13″W / 40.60389°N 85.90361°W / 40.60389; -85.90361
Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Miami
Organized 1846
Named for Andrew Jackson
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 23.37 sq mi (60.5 km2)
 • Land 23.3 sq mi (60 km2)
 • Water 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.34%
Elevation[1] 814 ft (248 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,956
 • Density 84/sq mi (32/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 46911, 46919
GNIS feature ID 453455

Jackson Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,956 and it contained 843 housing units.[2]

History

The first settlement at Jackson Township was made in 1842.[3] Jackson Township was organized in 1846.[4] The township is named for Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.37 square miles (60.5 km2), of which 23.3 square miles (60 km2) (or 99.70%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) (or 0.34%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Bond, Friends, Park Lawn and Pipe Creek.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Lakes

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 618.
  4. ↑ Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. p. 130.
  5. ↑ "History of Miami County (archived)". Miami County Tourism Office. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
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