Grassy Fork Township, Jackson County, Indiana

Grassy Fork Township
Township

Location in Jackson County
Coordinates: 38°47′22″N 85°57′55″W / 38.78944°N 85.96528°W / 38.78944; -85.96528Coordinates: 38°47′22″N 85°57′55″W / 38.78944°N 85.96528°W / 38.78944; -85.96528
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jackson
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 39.75 sq mi (103.0 km2)
 • Land 39.67 sq mi (102.7 km2)
 • Water 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.20%
Elevation 522 ft (159 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 668
 • Density 16.8/sq mi (6.5/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0453339

Grassy Fork Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 668 and it contained 288 housing units.[1] It was named from the Grassy Fork Creek.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 39.75 square miles (103.0 km2), of which 39.67 square miles (102.7 km2) (or 99.80%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) (or 0.20%) is water.[1] The streams of Grassy Fork, Knob Creek and Pond Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains eleven cemeteries: Blair, Lubker, Mount Pleasant, Pioneer, Riechers/Niermans, Rucker, Russell Chapel, Stunkel, Sturgeon, Tuell, and Waskom.

Major highways

Education

Grassy Fork Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Brownstown Public Library in Brownstown.[3]

References

  • "Grassy Fork Township, Jackson County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
  1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. ↑ History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc., Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory and the State of Indiana. Unigraphic. 1886. p. 397.
  3. ↑ "Overview". Brownstown Public Library. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
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