Grassy Fork Township, Jackson County, Indiana
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Grassy Fork Township is one of twelve townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 in Jackson County
Jackson County, Indiana
Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 42,376. The county seat is Brownstown.-History:...

, Indiana
Indiana
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, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 775.

Geography

Grassy Fork Township covers an area of 39.78 square miles (103 km²); of this, 0.08 square mile (0.2071990488 km²) or 0.19 percent is water. The streams of Grassy Fork, Knob Creek and Pond Creek run through this township.

Adjacent townships

  • Washington Township
    Washington Township, Jackson County, Indiana
    Washington Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,068.-Geography:Washington Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.02 percent is water...

     (northeast)
  • Vernon Township
    Vernon Township, Jackson County, Indiana
    Vernon Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, USA. At the 2000 census, its population was 3,456.-Geography:Vernon Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.09 percent is water...

     (east)
  • Gibson Township, Washington County
    Gibson Township, Washington County, Indiana
    Gibson Township is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,207.-Geography:...

     (south)
  • Monroe Township, Washington County
    Monroe Township, Washington County, Indiana
    Monroe Township is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 615.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Monroe Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Kossuth at *...

     (southwest)
  • Driftwood Township
    Driftwood Township, Jackson County, Indiana
    Driftwood Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 836.-Geography:Driftwood Township covers an area of ; of this, or 3.01 percent is water...

     (west)
  • Brownstown Township
    Brownstown Township, Jackson County, Indiana
    Brownstown Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,301.-Geography:Brownstown Township covers an area of ; of this, or 1.6 percent is water...

    (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains eleven cemeteries: Blair, Lubker, Mount Pleasant, Pioneer, Riechers/Niermans, Rucker, Russell Chapel, Stunkel, Sturgeon, Tuell, and Waskom.

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