Jackson Township, DeKalb County, Indiana

Jackson Township
Jackson Township
Township
	Location of Jackson Township in DeKalb County
	Coordinates: 41°18′30″N 85°10′00″W / 41.30833°N 85.16667°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	DeKalb
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	35.59 sq mi (92.2 km2)
• Land	35.4 sq mi (92 km2)
• Water	0.19 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation	850 ft (259 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	3,664
• Density	86.5/sq mi (33.4/km2)
FIPS code	18-36936
GNIS feature ID	453440

Jackson Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,664, up from 3,064 at the 2010 census,^[4] and it contained 1,448 housing units.

History

Jackson Township was founded in 1838.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.59 square miles (92.2 km²), of which 35.4 square miles (92 km²) (or 99.47%) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km²) (or 0.53%) is water.^[4] Dunton Lake is in this township.

Cities and towns

Auburn (south edge)

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Union Township (north)
Wilmington Township (northeast)
Concord Township (east)
Spencer Township (east)
Springfield Township, Allen County (southeast)
Cedar Creek Township, Allen County (south)
Perry Township, Allen County (southwest)
Butler Township (west)
Keyser Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Bear Creek and Watson.

References

"Jackson Township, DeKalb County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

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