Jackson Township, Orange County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°26′58″N 86°37′10″W / 38.44944°N 86.61944°W / 38.44944; -86.61944Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyOrangeGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total42.57 sq mi (110.3 km²) • Land35.75 sq mi (92.6 km²) • Water6.82 sq mi (17.7 km²) 16.02%Elevation

574 ft (175 m)Population

(2020)

• Total740 • Density17/sq mi (6.7/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

47118, 47175, 47432, 47454

Area code(s)812, 930GNIS feature ID453458

Jackson Township is one of ten townships in Orange County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 740 and it contained 399 housing units.^[1]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,372	—
1900	1,415	3.1%
1910	1,331	−5.9%
1920	1,269	−4.7%
1930	924	−27.2%
1940	894	−3.2%
1950	746	−16.6%
1960	615	−17.6%
1970	474	−22.9%
1980	346	−27.0%
1990	416	20.2%
2000	543	30.5%
2010	686	26.3%
2020	740	7.9%
Source: US Decennial Census^[2]

History

Jackson Township was founded in 1831. It was named for President Andrew Jackson.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.57 square miles (110.3 km²), of which 35.75 square miles (92.6 km²) (or 83.98%) is land and 6.82 square miles (17.7 km²) (or 16.02%) is water.^[4]

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Patoka Memorial, Cane Creek, Patoka Memorial and Swift.

Major highways

Indiana State Road 145

Lakes

Patoka Lake

School districts

Springs Valley Community School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 9th congressional district
State House District 62
State Senate District 48

References

"Jackson Township, Orange County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
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^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp. 397.
^ "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.