Jackson Township, Boone County, Indiana
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Jackson Township is one of twelve townships
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....

 in Boone County, Indiana
Boone County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 46,107 people, 17,081 households, and 12,810 families residing in the county. The population density was 109 people per square mile . There were 17,929 housing units at an average density of 42 per square mile...

. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 2,677.

Geography

Jackson Township covers an area of 47.66 square miles (123.4 km²); 0.03 square mile (0.0776996433 km²) (0.06 percent) of this is water.

Cities and towns

  • Advance
    Advance, Indiana
    Advance is a town in Jackson Township, Boone County, Indiana, United States. The population was 477 at the 2010 census.-History:The town was platted in 1820 and was originally called Osceola; however, there was already a town of that name in the state, and so the name of Advance was chosen "in...

  • Jamestown
    Jamestown, Indiana
    Jamestown is a town in Jackson Township, Boone County and Eel River Township, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. The population was 958 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Jamestown is located at ....

     (vast majority)

Adjacent townships

  • Center
    Center Township, Boone County, Indiana
    Center Township is one of twelve townships in Boone County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 17,102.-Unincorporated towns:* Brendan Wood* Elmwood* Hazel College* Northfield Village* Stringtown...

     (northeast)
  • Harrison
    Harrison Township, Boone County, Indiana
    Harrison Township is one of twelve townships in Boone County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 755.-Unincorporated towns:* Milledgeville* New Brunswick-Adjacent townships:* Center * Jackson * Perry...

     (east)
  • Jefferson
    Jefferson Township, Boone County, Indiana
    Jefferson Township is one of twelve townships in Boone County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,295.-Unincorporated towns:* Dover* Hazelrigg* Max-Adjacent townships:...

     (north)
  • Clark Township, Montgomery County
    Clark Township, Montgomery County, Indiana
    Clark Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,898.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Clark Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Cemeteries:The township contains these six...

     (southwest)
  • Eel River Township, Hendricks County
    Eel River Township, Hendricks County, Indiana
    Eel River Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,662.-Geography:Eel River Township covers an area of...

     (south)
  • Union Township, Hendricks County
    Union Township, Hendricks County, Indiana
    Union Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,856.-Geography:Union Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.05 percent is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Montclair* Raintown...

     (southeast)
  • Walnut Township, Montgomery County
    Walnut Township, Montgomery County, Indiana
    Walnut Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,474.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Walnut Township covers an area of .-Unincorporated towns:...

     (west)

Major highways

  • Interstate 74
    Interstate 74
    Interstate 74 is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Its western end is at an intersection with Interstate 80 in Davenport, Iowa; the eastern end of its Midwest segment is at an intersection with Interstate 75 in Cincinnati, Ohio...

  • U.S. Route 136
    U.S. Route 136
    U.S. Highway 136 is a spur of U.S. Highway 36. It runs from Edison, Nebraska, at U.S. Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 34 to the Interstate 74/Interstate 465 interchange in Speedway, Indiana. This is a distance of 804 miles .-Nebraska:...

  • Indiana State Road 75
    Indiana State Road 75
    State Road 75, the highest two-digit route in the U.S. state of Indiana consists of two discontinuous north–south segments.-Southern section:...

  • Indiana State Road 234
    Indiana State Road 234
    State Road 234 exists in two sections in Indiana. The western portion begins at the Illinois border from a Vermilion County, Illinois, county road. It runs east from there to U.S. Route 136 near Jamestown...


Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Brown, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lowry, Porter and Union.

External links

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