Jackson Township, Hamilton County, Indiana


Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,368 and it contained 4,367 housing units.

History

Jackson Township was organized in 1833.
Roberts Chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which is land and is water. The streams of Bear Slide Creek, Bennett Ditch, Cicero Creek, Hinkle Creek, Little Cicero Creek, Possum Run, Sugar Run, Taylor Creek, and Weasel Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

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

Jackson Township residents may request a free library card from the Hamilton North Public Library in Cicero.