Jackson Township, Howard County, Indiana

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Jackson Township is one of eleven townships in Howard County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 605, up from 596 in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18067|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212203935/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18067|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-02-12|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1|publisher=United States Census|accessdate=2013-05-10}}

{{US Census population

|2000= 575

|2010= 596

|2020= 605

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|footnote=U.S. Census{{cite web|title=US Census Data |url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/files/SUB-EST2012_18.csv |publisher=US Government Census Agency |accessdate=26 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008031659/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/files/SUB-EST2012_18.csv |archivedate=8 October 2014 }} }}

History

Jackson Township was organized in 1853. It was named for President Andrew Jackson.{{cite web|url=http://chestnut.kokomo.lib.in.us/glhs/history/hocotwps.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131222124246/http://chestnut.kokomo.lib.in.us/glhs/history/hocotwps.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 December 2013 |title=Howard County's Townships and Their Early Settlements and Towns |publisher=Kokomo-Howard County Public Library |accessdate=2 June 2014 }}

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|23.5|sqmi}}, all land.

=Unincorporated towns=

Sycamore

=Former Settlements=

West Sims (just west of Sims in Grant County)

=Adjacent townships=

Jackson Township, Miami County (north)
Richland Township, Grant County (northeast)
Sims Township, Grant County (east)
Green Township, Grant County (southeast)
Union Township (south)
Liberty Township (west)
Harrison Township, Miami County (northwest)

=Major highways=

{{Jct|state=IN|US|35}}
{{Jct|state=IN|SR|19}}
{{Jct|state=IN|SR|22}}

References

{{cite gnis|0453449|Jackson Township, Howard County, Indiana|2009-09-24}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20000815064614/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]

External links

[http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/ Indiana Township Association]
[http://unitedtownships.org/ United Township Association of Indiana]

Category:Townships in Howard County, Indiana

Category:Kokomo, Indiana metropolitan area

Category:Townships in Indiana