Jackson Township, Decatur County, Indiana

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


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Decatur
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 104.58
area_land_km2 = 104.51
area_water_km2 = 0.06
area_total_sq_mi = 40.38
area_land_sq_mi = 40.35
area_water_sq_mi = 0.02

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1,040
population_density_km2 = 9.95
population_density_sq_mi = 25.77

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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 244
elevation_ft = 801
latd = 39
latm = 11
lats = 54
latNS = N
longd = 85
longm = 38
longs = 29
longEW = W

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blank_info = 18-36918GR|2
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Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,040.

Geography

Jackson Township covers an area of 40.38 square miles; 0.02 square miles (0.05 percent) of this is water.

Unincorporated towns

* Alert
* Forest Hill
* Sardinia
* Waynesburg(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Clay Township (north)
* Sand Creek Township (east)
* Sand Creek Township, Jennings County (south)
* Geneva Township, Jennings County (southwest)
* Clifty Township, Bartholomew County (west)
* Rock Creek Township, Bartholomew County (west)
* Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County (northwest)

Major highways

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Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Lower Union, Mount Olivet, Mount Pisgah, Shirk, Wesley and Wynn.

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/Decatur.htm Indiana Township Association page for Decatur County]