Jackson Township, Carroll County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°35′50″N 86°31′43″W / 40.59722°N 86.52861°W / 40.59722; -86.52861CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyCarrollGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total30.11 sq mi (78.0 km²) • Land30.1 sq mi (78 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)Elevation

^[1]

620 ft (189 m)Population

(2010)

• Total1,391 • Density46.2/sq mi (17.8/km²)FIPS code18-36828^[2]GNIS feature ID453434

Jackson Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,391 and it contained 547 housing units.^[3] It is uncertain how or for whom the township was named, but Adam Porter, one of the township's earliest settlers who arrived in the late 1820s, is described as hailing from Jackson Township, Virginia, and may have named it.^[4]

History

Jackson Township was organized in 1830.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.11 square miles (78.0 km²), of which 30.1 square miles (78 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[3]

Cities and towns

Camden

Adjacent townships

Liberty (north)
Washington (northeast)
Carrollton (east)
Monroe (south)
Deer Creek (west)
Rock Creek (northwest)

Major highways

Indiana State Road 75
Indiana State Road 218

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Musselman, Nebo, Nettle and Wise.

References

"Jackson Township, Carroll 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

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ Appleton, Lee (2007). This Was Camden: A History of Camden, Indiana. Bloomington, Illinois: Heartland Printing. p. 4.
^ Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 84.