Jackson Township, Miami County, Indiana

Jackson Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,956 and it contained 843 housing units.[2]

Jackson Township
Township
Fields south of Amboy
Location in Miami County
Coordinates: 40°36′14″N 85°54′13″W
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyMiami
Organized1846
Named forAndrew Jackson
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total23.37 sq mi (60.5 km2)
 • Land23.3 sq mi (60 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.34%
Elevation814 ft (248 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,956
 • Density84/sq mi (32/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
46911, 46919
GNIS feature ID453455

History

The first settlement at Jackson Township was made in 1842.[3] Jackson Township was organized in 1846.[4] The township is named for Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.37 square miles (60.5 km2), of which 23.3 square miles (60 km2) (or 99.70%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) (or 0.34%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Bond, Friends, Park Lawn and Pipe Creek.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips
  • Converse Airport

Lakes
  • Fox Lake

Education
  • Oak Hill United School Corporation

Jackson Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Converse-Jackson Township Public Library in Converse.[6]

Political districts

References
  • "Jackson Township, Miami County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  3. History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 618.
  4. Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 130.
  5. "History of Miami County (archived)". Miami County Tourism Office. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  6. "Library card fees". Converse-Jackson Township Public Library. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.