Jackson Township, Fayette County, Indiana

Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Fayette County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,524 and it contained 615 housing units.[3]

Jackson Township
Township
Church in Everton
Church in Everton
Location of Jackson Township in Fayette County
Location of Jackson Township in Fayette County
Coordinates: 39°33′29″N 85°06′27″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFayette
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total27.39 sq mi (70.9 km2)
 • Land27.39 sq mi (70.9 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
994 ft (303 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,524
 • Density55.6/sq mi (21.5/km2)
FIPS code18-36990[2]
GNIS feature ID453443

History

Jackson Township was established in 1820 from land given by Columbia Township.[4] It was named for General and afterward President Andrew Jackson.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.39 square miles (70.9 km2), all land.[3]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains the following cemeteries: Maize Elliott Farm Cemetery, Everton Cemetery, Green Family Cemetery, Ireland Church Cemetery, Sarah and John Lee Farm Cemetery, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Myers-Brumfiel Cemetery, Old Parrot or Marvin Rose Cemetery, Poplar Ridge Cemetery, Union or Old Smallwood Cemetery

References
  • "Jackson Township, Fayette County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  4. History of Fayette County, Indiana. Warner, Beers and Company. 1885. pp. 199.
  5. Barrows, Frederic Irving (1917). History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Bowen, B. F. p. 242.


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