Jackson Township, Starke County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°17′49″N 86°44′44″W / 41.29694°N 86.74556°W / 41.29694; -86.74556Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyStarkeGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total22.08 sq mi (57.2 km²) • Land22.07 sq mi (57.2 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²) 0.05%Elevation

^[1]

666 ft (203 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total585 • Density24.9/sq mi (9.6/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

46366, 46534

Area code574GNIS feature ID453468

Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Starke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[3] At the 2020 census, its population was 585 (up from 549 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 224 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 22.08 square miles (57.2 km²), of which 22.07 square miles (57.2 km²) (or 99.95%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.05%) is water.^[4]

Adjacent townships

Davis Township (northeast)
Center Township (east)
California Township (southeast)
Wayne Township (south)
Railroad Township (southwest)
Dewey Township, LaPorte County (west)
Prairie Township, LaPorte County (northwest)

Major highways

SR 8
SR 39

School districts

North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 2nd congressional district
State House District 17
State Senate District 5

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
IndianaMap

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Jackson Township, Starke County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
^ "Jackson Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.