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Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 803 and it contained 353 housing units.[3] Jackson Township contains the city of Gentryville.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,158—
19001,1731.3%
19101,037−11.6%
1920770−25.7%
1930703−8.7%
1940649−7.7%
1950632−2.6%
1960613−3.0%
19706302.8%
198084834.6%
1990824−2.8%
20008685.3%
20108912.6%
2020803−9.9%
Source: US Decennial Census[4]

History

Jackson Township was organized in 1841, and named for Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), the 7th President of the United States.[5]

Colonel William Jones House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 20.49 square miles (53.1 km2), of which 20.25 square miles (52.4 km2) (or 98.83%) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km2) (or 1.17%) is water.[7]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  5. ^ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 271.
  6. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  7. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

External links


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Township,_Spencer_County,_Indiana