Jackson Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°25′50″N 85°16′02″W / 40.43056°N 85.26722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Blackford |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 45.67 sq mi (118.3 km2) |
• Land | 45.56 sq mi (118.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
Elevation | 919 ft (280 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,233 |
• Density | 27/sq mi (10/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 765 |
FIPS code | 18-36774[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453431 |
Jackson Township is one of four townships in Blackford County, Indiana.[4] As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,233 (down from 1,354 at 2010[5]) and it contained 554 housing units.[2] The township was named after Andrew Jackson, the Brevet Major General of the Battle of New Orleans and the seventh President of the United States.[6]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 45.67 square miles (118.3 km2), of which 45.56 square miles (118.0 km2) (or 99.76%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.24%) is water.[5] Lake Placid is in this township. Lick Creek runs through the township.
The township contains at least seven cemeteries: Buckles, Goghnauer, Mount Tabor, Reeves, South Trenton, Wayman and West Trenton.