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Jackson Township
Township
Location in Madison County
Coordinates: 40°08′44″N 85°49′42″W / 40.14556°N 85.82833°W / 40.14556; -85.82833
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Madison
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	29 sq mi (80 km)
• Land	28.92 sq mi (74.9 km)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km)  0.28%
Elevation	840 ft (256 m)
Population
• Total	1,954
• Density	65.8/sq mi (25.4/km)
ZIP codes	46011, 46036, 46044, 46060
GNIS feature ID	0453454

Jackson Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,904 and it contained 789 housing units.

The townships name derived from President Andrew Jackson's. name.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29 square miles (75 km), of which 28.92 square miles (74.9 km) (or 99.72%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km) (or 0.28%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Hamilton at 40°07′23″N 85°47′06″W / 40.123096°N 85.784978°W / 40.123096; -85.784978
• Perkinsville at 40°08′39″N 85°51′41″W / 40.144206°N 85.861369°W / 40.144206; -85.861369

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Neese and Perkinsville.

Landmarks

• Camp Kikthawenund

School districts

• Frankton-Lapel Community Schools

Political districts

• Indiana's 5th congressional district
• State House District 35
• State Senate District 20

References

• "Jackson Township, Madison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. "Census Bureau profile: Jackson Township, Madison County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
3. Forkner, John La Rue; Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 791.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Jackson Township
• Jackson Township History

v t e Places adjacent to Jackson Township, Madison County, Indiana
Pipe Creek Township White River Township, Hamilton County Jackson Township Lafayette Township Wayne Township, Hamilton County Stony Creek Township Anderson Township

v t e Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Anderson
Cities	Alexandria Anderson Elwood‡
Towns	Chesterfield‡ Country Club Heights Edgewood Frankton Ingalls Lapel Markleville Orestes Pendleton River Forest Summitville Woodlawn Heights
Townships	Adams Anderson Boone Duck Creek Fall Creek Green Jackson Lafayette Monroe Pipe Creek Richland Stony Creek Union Van Buren
CDPs	Fishersburg Perkinsville
Other communities	Alfont Alliance Bloomer Dundee Emporia Florida Hamilton Hardscrabble Huntsville Leisure Linwood Moonville New Columbus Prosperity Rigdon Sunview
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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• Townships in Madison County, Indiana
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