Jackson Township, Hamilton County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Jackson Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Hamilton
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 145.45
area_land_km2 = 142.47
area_water_km2 = 2.98
area_total_sq_mi = 56.16
area_land_sq_mi = 55.01
area_water_sq_mi = 1.15
area_water_percent = 2.05

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 9919
population_density_km2 = 69.6
population_density_sq_mi = 180.3

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elevation_m = 265
elevation_ft = 869
latd = 40
latm = 09
lats = 21
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longd = 86
longm = 03
longs = 37
longEW = W

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Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Hamilton County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 9,919.

Geography

Jackson Township covers an area of 56.16 square miles (145.45 square kilometers); of this, 1.15 square miles (2.98 square kilometers) or 2.05 percent is water. The streams of Bear Slide Creek, Little Cicero Creek, Possum Run and Taylor Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

* Atlanta
* Arcadia
* Cicero

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

* Cicero Township, Tipton County (north)
* White River Township (east)
* Noblesville Township (south)
* Washington Township (southwest)
* Adams Township (west)
* Jefferson Township, Tipton County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains thirteen cemeteries: Brethren, Cicero, Dunn, Emmanuel Lutheran, Hinkle, Hurley, Morley, Mount Pleasant, Mount Pleasant, Robert's Chapel, Scherer, Taylor and West Grove.

Major highways

* U.S. Route 31
* Indiana State Road 19

Airports and landing strips

* Heinzman Airport

References

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

External links

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