Jackson Township, Elkhart County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°29′N 85°50′W / 41.483°N 85.833°W / 41.483; -85.833CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyElkhartGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total36.35 sq mi (94.1 km²) • Land36.29 sq mi (94.0 km²) • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km²)Elevation

^[1]

827 ft (252 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total4,996 • Density118.1/sq mi (45.6/km²)FIPS code18-36972^[3]GNIS feature ID453442

Jackson Township (T35N R6E) is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,288.^[4]

History

Jackson Township was named for Col. John Jackson, a pioneer settler.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.35 square miles (94.1 km²), of which 36.29 square miles (94.0 km²) (or 99.83%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.17%) is water.^[4] Frog Pond is in this township.

Cities and towns

New Paris

Unincorporated towns

Bainter Town

Adjacent townships

Elkhart Township (north)
Clinton Township (northeast)
Benton Township (east)
Turkey Creek Township, Kosciusko County (southeast)
Van Buren Township, Kosciusko County (south)
Jefferson Township, Kosciusko County (southwest)
Union Township (west)
Harrison Township (northwest)

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains several cemeteries, including the historic Bainter Town cemetery, which opened in 1832.

References

"Jackson Township, Elkhart 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

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Jackson Township, Elkhart County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ History of Elkhart County, Indiana. Chas. C. Chapman Co. 1881. p. 999.