Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 938 (down from 988 at 2010) and it contained 403 housing units.

History

Jackson Township was organized in 1834.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.95%) is land and (or 0.05%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Alert

• Forest Hill

• Sardinia

• Waynesburg

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Clay Township (north)

• Sand Creek Township (east)

• Sand Creek Township, Jennings County (south)

• Geneva Township, Jennings County (southwest)

• Clifty Township, Bartholomew County (west)

• Rock Creek Township, Bartholomew County (west)

• Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County (northwest)

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 3

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Lower Union, Mount Olivet, Mount Pisgah, Shirk, Wesley and Wynn.

References

• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

• Indiana Township Association

• United Township Association of Indiana