Driftwood Township, Jackson County, Indiana

Driftwood Township
—  Township  —
Location in Jackson County
Coordinates: 38°48′43″N 86°06′54″W / 38.81194°N 86.115°W / 38.81194; -86.115Coordinates: 38°48′43″N 86°06′54″W / 38.81194°N 86.115°W / 38.81194; -86.115
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jackson
Government
– Type	Indiana township
Area
– Total	28.25 sq mi (73.16 km2)
– Land	27.4 sq mi (70.97 km2)
– Water	0.85 sq mi (2.2 km2)  3.01%
Elevation	571 ft (174 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	836
– Density	30.5/sq mi (11.8/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0453266

Driftwood Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 836.^[1]

Geography

Driftwood Township covers an area of 28.25 square miles (73.2 km²); of this, 0.85 square miles (2.2 km²) or 3.01 percent is water. The stream of Mill Creek runs through this township.

Unincorporated towns

• Vallonia

Extinct towns

• Petersburg

Adjacent townships

• Brownstown Township (northeast)
• Grassy Fork Township (east)
• Monroe Township, Washington County (south)
• Jefferson Township, Washington County (southwest)
• Carr Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Empson, Harrell, Peters and Smith.

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 135
• Indiana State Road 235

References

• "Driftwood Township, Jackson County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453266. Retrieved 2009-09-24. 
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana