Jackson Township, Decatur County, Indiana

Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 938 (down from 988 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 403 housing units.^[4]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	1,562		—
1900	1,477		−5.4%
1910	1,369		−7.3%
1920	1,286		−6.1%
1930	1,093		−15.0%
1940	1,094		0.1%
1950	1,081		−1.2%
1960	1,173		8.5%
1970	1,153		−1.7%
1980	1,092		−5.3%
1990	1,000		−8.4%
2000	1,040		4.0%
2010	988		−5.0%
2020	938		−5.1%
Source: US Decennial Census[5]

Jackson Township
Township
Location of Jackson Township in Decatur County
Coordinates: 39°11′54″N 85°38′29″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Decatur
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	40.29 sq mi (104.4 km2)
• Land	40.27 sq mi (104.3 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation [1]	801 ft (244 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	938
• Density	23/sq mi (9.0/km2)
FIPS code	18-36918[2]
GNIS feature ID	453439

History

Jackson Township was organized in 1834.^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 40.29 square miles (104.4 km²), of which 40.27 square miles (104.3 km²) (or 99.95%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.05%) is water.^[3]

Unincorporated towns

• Alert
• Forest Hill
• Sardinia
• Waynesburg

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

Adjacent townships

• Clay Township (north)
• Sand Creek Township (east)
• Sand Creek Township, Jennings County (south)
• Geneva Township, Jennings County (southwest)
• Clifty Township, Bartholomew County (west)
• Rock Creek Township, Bartholomew County (west)
• Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County (northwest)

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 3

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Lower Union, Mount Olivet, Mount Pisgah, Shirk, Wesley and Wynn.