Jackson Township, Carroll County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Jackson Township is one of fourteen townships
in Carroll County, Indiana
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,262. It's uncertain how or for whom the township was named, but Adam Porter, one of the township's earliest settlers who arrived in the late 1820s, is described as hailing from Jackson Township, Virginia, and may have named it.
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....
in Carroll County, Indiana
Carroll County, Indiana
Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 20,155. The county seat is Delphi.Carroll County is part of the Lafayette, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
. 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 1,262. It's uncertain how or for whom the township was named, but Adam Porter, one of the township's earliest settlers who arrived in the late 1820s, is described as hailing from Jackson Township, Virginia, and may have named it.
Geography
Jackson Township covers an area of 30.1 square miles (78 km²); 0.01 square mile (0.0258998811 km²) (0.03 percent) of this is water.Adjacent townships
- LibertyLiberty Township, Carroll County, IndianaLiberty Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 444.-Geography:Liberty Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Adjacent townships:...
(north) - WashingtonWashington Township, Carroll County, IndianaWashington Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 647.-Geography:Washington Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Adjacent townships:...
(northeast) - CarrolltonCarrollton Township, Carroll County, IndianaCarrollton Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 603.-Geography:Carrollton Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Adjacent townships:* Washington Township...
(east) - MonroeMonroe Township, Carroll County, IndianaMonroe Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,020.-Geography:Monroe Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Adjacent townships:* Jackson...
(south) - Deer CreekDeer Creek Township, Carroll County, IndianaDeer Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,768.-Geography:Deer Creek Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Adjacent townships:* Adams...
(west) - Rock CreekRock Creek Township, Carroll County, IndianaRock Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 442.-Geography:Rock Creek Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Adjacent townships:* Liberty...
(northwest)
Major highways
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Indiana State Road 75Indiana State Road 75State Road 75, the highest two-digit route in the U.S. state of Indiana consists of two discontinuous north–south segments.-Southern section:... -
Indiana State Road 218Indiana State Road 218Indiana State Road 218 exists in two different sections in the central part of the U.S. state of Indiana, on either side of Mississinewa Lake. The road covers a total distance of about 91 miles; the ends of the two sections are separated by about 14 miles...