Jackson Township, Spencer County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Jackson Township
Township

Coordinates: 38°04′30″N 87°02′54″W / 38.07500°N 87.04833°W / 38.07500; -87.04833
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Spencer
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	20.49 sq mi (53.1 km)
• Land	20.25 sq mi (52.4 km)
• Water	0.24 sq mi (0.6 km)
Elevation	505 ft (154 m)
Population
• Total	803
• Density	39/sq mi (15/km)
FIPS code	18-37422
GNIS feature ID	453467

Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 803 and it contained 353 housing units. Jackson Township contains the city of Gentryville.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,158	—
1900	1,173	1.3%
1910	1,037	−11.6%
1920	770	−25.7%
1930	703	−8.7%
1940	649	−7.7%
1950	632	−2.6%
1960	613	−3.0%
1970	630	2.8%
1980	848	34.6%
1990	824	−2.8%
2000	868	5.3%
2010	891	2.6%
2020	803	−9.9%
Source: US Decennial Census

History

Jackson Township was organized in 1841, and named for Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), the 7th President of the United States.

Colonel William Jones House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 20.49 square miles (53.1 km), of which 20.25 square miles (52.4 km) (or 98.83%) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km) (or 1.17%) is water.

Cities and towns

Gentryville

Unincorporated towns

Pigeon

References

"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
"Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
"Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 271.
"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
"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.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Spencer County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Rockport
City	Rockport	Map of Indiana highlighting Spencer County
Towns	Chrisney Dale Gentryville Grandview Richland Santa Claus
Townships	Carter Clay Grass Hammond Harrison Huff Jackson Luce Ohio
CDPs	Hatfield Mariah Hill Newtonville Reo Saint Meinrad
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