Jackson Township, Brown County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Jackson Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Jackson Township in Brown County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Brown
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 161.58
area_land_km2 = 159.1
area_water_km2 = 2.48
area_total_sq_mi = 62.39
area_land_sq_mi = 61.43
area_water_sq_mi = 0.96

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4,151
population_density_km2 = 26.09
population_density_sq_mi = 67.57

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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 214
elevation_ft = 702
latd = 39
latm = 17
lats = 01
latNS = N
longd = 86
longm = 18
longs = 03
longEW = W

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blank_info = 18-36810GR|2
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Jackson Township is one of four townships in Brown County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,151.

Geography

Jackson Township covers an area of 62.39 square miles; 0.96 square miles (1.54 percent) of this is water.

Unincorporated towns

* Beanblossom
* Bear Wallow
* Cornelius
* Fruitdale
* Helmsburg
* Lanam
* Needmore
* Point Idalawn
* Trevlac
* Waycross(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Hamblen (east)
* Washington (south)
* Benton Township, Monroe County (west)
* Hensley Township, Johnson County (northeast)
* Washington Township, Morgan County (northwest)

Major highways

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Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Georgetown and Lanam.

References

* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names]

External links

* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Brown.htm Indiana Township Association page for Brown County]