Grassy Fork Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 697 and it contained 293 housing units.[1] It was named from the Grassy Fork Creek.[2]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,147—
19001,1974.4%
19101,021−14.7%
1920886−13.2%
1930778−12.2%
194092719.2%
1950902−2.7%
1960877−2.8%
1970807−8.0%
1980792−1.9%
1990732−7.6%
20007755.9%
2010668−13.8%
20206974.3%
Source: US Decennial Census[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  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. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Overview". Brownstown Public Library. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
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