Jackson Township, Clinton County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Jackson Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Jackson Township in Clinton County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Clinton
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government_type = Indiana township
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established_title = Organized
established_date = 1830
named_for = Andrew Jackson

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area_total_km2 = 112.59
area_land_km2 = 112.59
area_water_km2 = 0
area_total_sq_mi = 43.47
area_land_sq_mi = 43.47
area_water_sq_mi = 0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1,218
population_density_km2 = 10.82
population_density_sq_mi = 28.02

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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 269
elevation_ft = 883
latd = 40
latm = 13
lats = 12
latNS = N
longd = 86
longm = 30
longs = 12
longEW = W

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blank_info = 18-36882GR|2
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Jackson Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,218. The township was named for President Andrew Jackson.cite book
last=Claybaugh
first=Joseph
title=History of Clinton County, Indiana
year=1913
publisher=A. W. Bowen & Company
location=Indianapolis
pages=p. 31]

History

Jackson was one Clinton County's original townships, created at the first meeting of the county commissioners on May 15, 1830, and remains the largest of the current fourteen. Its first white settlers were Walter and Anthony Leek who arrived in 1828.cite book
last=Claybaugh
first=Joseph
title=History of Clinton County, Indiana
year=1913
publisher=A. W. Bowen & Company
location=Indianapolis
chapter=Jackson Township]

Geography

Jackson Township covers an area of 43.47 square miles, including most of what was known to the pioneers as Twelve Mile Prairie. The unincorporated towns of Cyclone and Manson sit on its eastern and western borders, respectively. A CSX rail line (originally laid down by the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Railroad) runs south from Frankfort through the middle of the township.

Unincorporated towns

* Antioch
* Cyclone
* Reagan(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Center Township (north)
* Michigan Township (northeast)
* Kirklin Township (east)
* Clinton Township, Boone County (southeast)
* Washington Township, Boone County (south)
* Sugar Creek Township, Boone County (southwest)
* Perry Township (west)
* Washington Township (northwest)

Major highways

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Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Allen and Buntin.

References

* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names]

External links

* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Clinton.htm Indiana Township Association page for Clinton County]