Jackson Township, Fountain County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Jackson Township is one of eleven townships
in Fountain County
, Indiana
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 718.
, located near the center of the township, and the unincorporated community of Wooley Corner to the northwest of Wallace.
Indiana State Road 32
runs along a portion of the northern border before veering east–southeast through the northeastern part of the township. Indiana State Road 234
runs from east to west through the southern part of the township. Indiana State Road 341
begins at State Road 234 and runs north through Wallace before leaving the township.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Fountain County
Fountain County, Indiana
Fountain County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana on the east side of the Wabash River. The county was officially established in 1826 and was the 53rd in Indiana. The county seat is Covington....
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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 718.
Geography
Jackson Township covers an area of 36.07 square miles (93.4 km²); 0.09 square mile (0.2330989299 km²) (0.25 percent) of this is water. It contains the town of WallaceWallace, Indiana
Wallace, originally named Jacksonville, is a town located in Jackson Township, Fountain County, Indiana in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 105.- History :...
, located near the center of the township, and the unincorporated community of Wooley Corner to the northwest of Wallace.
Indiana State Road 32
Indiana State Road 32
State Road 32 in the U.S. State of Indiana is an east–west highway in central Indiana that crosses the entire state, covering a distance of about .-Route description:...
runs along a portion of the northern border before veering east–southeast through the northeastern part of the township. 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...
runs from east to west through the southern part of the township. Indiana State Road 341
Indiana State Road 341
State Road 341 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a north–south state highway in Fountain County in the west-central part of the state.-Route description:...
begins at State Road 234 and runs north through Wallace before leaving the township.