Jackson Township, Steuben County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°39′23″N 85°08′36″W / 41.65639°N 85.14333°W / 41.65639; -85.14333CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountySteubenGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35 sq mi (90 km²) • Land33.94 sq mi (87.9 km²) • Water1.05 sq mi (2.7 km²) 3.00%Elevation

^[1]

951 ft (290 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,633 • Density52.4/sq mi (20.2/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code260GNIS feature ID453469

Jackson Township is one of twelve townships in Steuben County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,633, down from 1,777 at 2010,^[3] and it contained 887 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35 square miles (91 km²), of which 33.94 square miles (87.9 km²) (or 96.97%) is land and 1.05 square miles (2.7 km²) (or 3.00%) is water.^[3] Lakes in this township include Bass Lake, Beaverdam Lake, Deep Lake, Grass Lake, Hogback Lake, Howard Lake, Lake Arrowhead, Otter Lake, Pine Canyon Lake, Shallow Lake and Stayner Lake.

Unincorporated towns

Flint at 41°39′00″N 85°07′38″W / 41.6500502°N 85.1271917°W / 41.6500502; -85.1271917
Indian Hills at 41°37′20″N 85°09′21″W / 41.6222724°N 85.1558041°W / 41.6222724; -85.1558041
Inverness at 41°42′02″N 85°05′37″W / 41.7006059°N 85.0935790°W / 41.7006059; -85.0935790

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

Adjacent townships

Millgrove Township (north)
Jamestown Township (northeast)
Pleasant Township (east)
Steuben Township (southeast)
Salem Township (south)
Milford Township, LaGrange County (southwest)
Springfield Township, LaGrange County (west)
Greenfield Township, LaGrange County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Flint, Jackson Prairie and Lake Gage.

Major highways

Indiana State Road 327

Airports and landing strips

Tri-State Steuben County Airport

References

"Jackson Township, Steuben County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Jackson Township, Steuben County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
^ ^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.