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Jackson Township
Township
Location in Steuben County
Coordinates: 41°39′23″N 85°08′36″W / 41.65639°N 85.14333°W / 41.65639; -85.14333
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Steuben
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	35 sq mi (90 km)
• Land	33.94 sq mi (87.9 km)
• Water	1.05 sq mi (2.7 km)  3.00%
Elevation	951 ft (290 m)
Population
• Total	1,633
• Density	52.4/sq mi (20.2/km)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	260
GNIS feature ID	453469

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, and it contained 887 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35 square miles (91 km), of which 33.94 square miles (87.9 km) (or 96.97%) is land and 1.05 square miles (2.7 km) (or 3.00%) is water. 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

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
2. "Census Bureau profile: Jackson Township, Steuben County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
3. ^ "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.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• 1880 Map Of Jackson Township

v t e Municipalities and communities of Steuben County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Angola
City	Angola
Towns	Ashley‡ Clear Lake Fremont Hamilton‡ Hudson Orland
Townships	Clear Lake Fremont Jackson Jamestown Millgrove Otsego Pleasant Richland Salem Scott Steuben York
CDPs	Helmer Holiday Woods Jimmerson Lake Metz Otter Lake Pleasant Lake Snow Lake Wall Lake‡ Wildwood
Other communities	Alvarado Berlien Crooked Lake Ellis Flint Fountain Park Glen Eden Indian Hills Inverness Jamestown Lake James Meadow Shores Park‡ Moonlight Nevada Mills Otsego Center Page Panama Ravinia Oaks Ray Salem Center Steubenville Turkey Creek Westview York
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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