Grassy Fork Township, Jackson County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°47′22″N 85°57′55″W / 38.78944°N 85.96528°W / 38.78944; -85.96528CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyJacksonGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total39.75 sq mi (103.0 km²) • Land39.67 sq mi (102.7 km²) • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km²) 0.20%Elevation

522 ft (159 m)Population

(2020)

• Total697 • Density18/sq mi (6.8/km²)GNIS feature ID0453339

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
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,147	—
1900	1,197	4.4%
1910	1,021	−14.7%
1920	886	−13.2%
1930	778	−12.2%
1940	927	19.2%
1950	902	−2.7%
1960	877	−2.8%
1970	807	−8.0%
1980	792	−1.9%
1990	732	−7.6%
2000	775	5.9%
2010	668	−13.8%
2020	697	4.3%
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

Tampico

Adjacent townships

Washington Township (northeast)
Vernon Township (east)
Gibson Township, Washington County (south)
Monroe Township, Washington County (southwest)
Driftwood Township (west)
Brownstown Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

Indiana State Road 39

Education

Grassy Fork Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Brownstown Public Library in Brownstown.^[5]

References

"Grassy Fork Township, Jackson 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

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