Jackson Township, Greene County, Indiana

Jackson Township
Township
Location in Greene County
Coordinates: 38°57′02″N 86°45′21″W / 38.95056°N 86.75583°W / 38.95056; -86.75583
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Greene
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	49.04 sq mi (127.0 km²)
• Land	48.99 sq mi (126.9 km²)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.13 km²) 0.10%
Elevation	692 ft (211 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,809
• Density	36.93/sq mi (14.26/km²)
GNIS feature ID	0453445

Jackson Township is one of fifteen townships in Greene County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,809,^[1] down from 1,947 at 2010.^[2]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	2,185	—
1900	1,908	−12.7%
1910	1,440	−24.5%
1920	1,286	−10.7%
1930	1,091	−15.2%
1940	1,225	12.3%
1950	1,069	−12.7%
1960	1,059	−0.9%
1970	1,182	11.6%
1980	1,328	12.4%
1990	1,499	12.9%
2000	2,076	38.5%
2010	1,947	−6.2%
2020	1,809	−7.1%
Source: US Decennial Census^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.04 square miles (127.0 km²), of which 48.99 square miles (126.9 km²) (or 99.90%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) (or 0.10%) is water.^[2] The streams of Cole Branch, Dry Branch, Little Indian Creek, Miller Creek, Mitchell Branch and Town Branch run through this township.