Jackson Township, Shelby County, Indiana

Jackson Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,844 and it contained 738 housing units.^[4]

Jackson Township
Township
Mt. Auburn Indiana is near the center of Jackson Township
Coordinates: 39°23′50″N 85°53′56″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Shelby
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	34.27 sq mi (88.8 km2)
• Land	34.08 sq mi (88.3 km2)
• Water	0.18 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation [1]	781 ft (238 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,981
• Density	54.1/sq mi (20.9/km2)
FIPS code	18-37404[3]
GNIS feature ID	453466

History

St. George Lutheran Church, January 2011.

Jackson Township was established in 1840.^[5]

St. George Lutheran Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.27 square miles (88.8 km²), of which 34.08 square miles (88.3 km²) (or 99.45%) is land and 0.18 square miles (0.47 km²) (or 0.53%) is water.^[4]

Cities and towns

• Edinburgh (partial)

Unincorporated towns

• Mount Auburn