Jackson Township, Allen County, Indiana
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|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Allen
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|government_type = Indiana township
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|area_total_km2 = 66.03
|area_land_km2 = 66.03
|area_water_km2 = 0
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|population_as_of = 2020
|population_footnotes = {{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Jackson Township, Allen County, Indiana |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Jackson_township,_Allen_County,_Indiana?g=060XX00US1800336738 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 19, 2024}}
|population_total = 523
|population_density_km2 = 7.6
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|elevation_m = 232
|elevation_ft = 761
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|postal_code = 46773, 46797
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Jackson Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 504.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US1800336738| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212145122/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US1800336738| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Jackson township, Allen County, Indiana| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=March 25, 2013}}
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Jackson Township covers an area of {{convert|66.03|sqkm|disp=flip}}, all land.
=Unincorporated towns=
=Adjacent townships=
- Maumee Township (north)
- Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio (northeast)
- Benton Township, Paulding County, Ohio (east)
- Monroe Township (south)
- Madison Township (southwest)
- Jefferson Township (west)
- Milan Township (northwest)
Four Presidents Corners, a monument, was built in 1917 where Jackson Township meets with Monroe, Madison, and Jefferson townships.{{cite web|url=http://contentdm.acpl.lib.in.us/digital/collection/coll14/id/360/|title=FOUR PRESIDENTS CORNER|website=Allen County Public Library Digital Collections|accessdate=October 16, 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://contentdm.acpl.lib.in.us/digital/collection/coll14/id/2022|title=Four Presidents Corners|website=Allen County Public Library Digital Collections|accessdate=October 16, 2022}} All four townships are named after presidents.
=Major highways=
- {{Jct|state=IN|US|30}}
- {{Jct|state=IN|SR|101}}
School districts
- East Allen County Schools
Political districts
- Indiana's 6th congressional district
- State House District 79
- State Senate District 14
References
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081212132948/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tgrshp2008/tgrshp2008.html United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121210171316/http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
- [http://www.indianamap.org/ IndianaMap]
{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Jackson Township
|West=Jefferson Township
|Southwest=Madison Township
|North=Maumee Township
|Northwest=Milan Township
|South=Monroe Township
|Northeast=Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio
|East=Benton Township, Paulding County, Ohio
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{{Allen County, Indiana}}
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Category:Townships in Allen County, Indiana