View source for Jackson Township, Fountain County, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Jackson Township
| settlement_type    = [[Township (United States)|Township]]
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| image_map          = Map highlighting Jackson Township, Fountain County, Indiana.svg
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| map_caption        = Location of Jackson Township in Fountain County
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Indiana]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Fountain County, Indiana|Fountain]]
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| government_type    = [[Indiana Township Trustee|Indiana township]]
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| area_total_sq_mi   = 36.08
| area_land_sq_mi    = 35.98
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.09
<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[United States Census, 2020|2020]]
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| population_total   = 588
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
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| elevation_m        = 219
| elevation_ft       = 718
| coordinates        = {{coord|39|59|46|N|87|08|51|W|region:US-IN|display=inline,title}}
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| blank_info         = 18-37008<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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'''Jackson Township''' is one of eleven [[Civil township|townships]] in [[Fountain County, Indiana|Fountain County]], [[Indiana]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], its population was 588 and it contained 308 housing units.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Jackson_township,_Fountain_County,_Indiana?g=060XX00US1804537008 |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
{{US Census population
| footnote = Source: US Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stats.indiana.edu/population/PopTotals/historic_counts_twps.asp|title = Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana}}</ref>
| 1890 = 1407
| 1900 = 1322
| 1910 = 1139
| 1920 = 1050
| 1930 = 845
| 1940 = 892
| 1950 = 760
| 1960 = 760
| 1970 = 730
| 1980 = 662
| 1990 = 635
| 2000 = 718
| 2010 = 628
| 2020 = 588
}}
==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|36.08|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|35.98|sqmi}} (or 99.72%) is land and {{convert|0.09|sqmi}} (or 0.25%) is water.<ref name="census">{{cite web |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County &ndash; County Subdivision and Place &ndash; 2010 Census Summary File 1 |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18045 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212202329/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18045 |archive-date=2020-02-12 |accessdate=2013-05-10 |publisher=United States Census}}</ref> It contains the town of [[Wallace, Indiana|Wallace]], located near the center of the township, and the unincorporated community of Wooley Corner to the northwest of Wallace.
[[Indiana State Road 32]] runs along a portion of the northern border before veering east-southeast through the northeastern part of the township.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1032&section=1
|title=State Road 32
|publisher=Highway Explorer
|accessdate=2010-09-21
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711165648/http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1032&section=1
|archivedate=2011-07-11
}}</ref> [[Indiana State Road 234]] runs from east to west through the southern part of the township.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1234&section=1
|title=State Road 234
|publisher=Highway Explorer
|accessdate=2010-09-21
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711165656/http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1234&section=1
|archivedate=2011-07-11
}}</ref>  [[Indiana State Road 341]] begins at State Road 234 and runs north through Wallace before leaving the township.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1341&section=1
|title=State Road 341
|publisher=Highway Explorer
|accessdate=2010-09-21
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711165713/http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1341&section=1
|archivedate=2011-07-11
}}</ref>
==References==
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== External links ==
* {{cite gnis|453444|Jackson Township, Fountain County, Indiana|2009-09-24}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20000815064614/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/ Indiana Township Association]
* [http://unitedtownships.org/ United Township Association of Indiana]
{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Jackson Township
|North=[[Cain Township, Fountain County, Indiana|Cain Township]]
|Northeast=[[Wayne Township, Montgomery County, Indiana|Wayne Township, Montgomery County]]
|East=[[Ripley Township, Montgomery County, Indiana|Ripley Township, Montgomery County]]
|South=[[Howard Township, Parke County, Indiana|Howard Township, Parke County]]
|Southwest=[[Sugar Creek Township, Parke County, Indiana|Sugar Creek Township, Parke County]]
|West=[[Millcreek Township, Fountain County, Indiana|Millcreek Township]]
}}
{{Fountain County, Indiana}}
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[[Category:Townships in Fountain County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Townships in Indiana]]