Jackson Township, Carroll County, Indiana

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Coordinates: 40°35′50″N 86°31′43″W / 40.59722, -86.52861
Jackson Township
Location of Jackson Township in Carroll County
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Carroll
Area
- Total	30.1 sq mi (77.97 km²)
- Land	30.1 sq mi (77.96 km²)
- Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)
Elevation ^[1]	620 ft (189 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,262
- Density	41.93/sq mi (16.19/km²)
FIPS code	18-36828^[2]
GNIS feature ID	453434

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.^[3]

1 Geography
2 References
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Jackson Township covers an area of 30.1 square miles; 0.01 square miles (0.03 percent) of this is water.

[edit] Cities and towns

Camden

[edit] Adjacent townships

Liberty (north)
Washington (northeast)
Carrollton (east)
Monroe (south)
Deer Creek (west)
Rock Creek (northwest)

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Musselman, Nebo, Nettle and Wise.

[edit] References

^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ Appleton, Lee (2007). This Was Camden: A History of Camden, Indiana. Bloomingon, Illinois: Heartland Printing, p. 4.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Indiana Township Association page for Carroll County

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Carroll County, Indiana

County seat: Delphi

Cities and towns	Burlington \| Camden \| Delphi \| Flora \| Yeoman

Townships	Adams \| Burlington \| Carrollton \| Clay \| Deer Creek \| Democrat \| Jackson \| Jefferson \| Liberty \| Madison \| Monroe \| Rock Creek \| Tippecanoe \| Washington

Unincorporated communities	Adams Mill \| Breezy Point \| Bringhurst \| Burrows \| C and C Beach \| Carrollton \| Cutler \| Deer Creek \| Gingrich Addition \| Lakewood \| Lexington \| Lockport \| Lower Sunset Park \| Ockley \| Owasco \| Patton \| Pittsburg \| Prince William \| Pyrmont \| Radnor \| Rockfield \| Roth Park \| Sandy Beach \| Scarlet Oaks \| Sharon \| Sleeth \| Terrace Bay \| Upper Sunset Park \| Walnut Gardens \| Wheeling