Vernon Township, Jackson County, Indiana

Vernon Township
Vernon Township
Township
	Location in Jackson County
	Coordinates: 38°48′47″N 85°50′40″W / 38.81306°N 85.84444°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jackson
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	43.07 sq mi (111.6 km2)
• Land	43.03 sq mi (111.4 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) 0.09%
Elevation	528 ft (161 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	3,402
• Density	79/sq mi (30/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0453956

Vernon Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,402 and it contained 1,442 housing units.^[1]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	2,099	—
1900	2,268	8.1%
1910	2,358	4.0%
1920	2,237	−5.1%
1930	1,894	−15.3%
1940	2,244	18.5%
1950	2,524	12.5%
1960	2,730	8.2%
1970	3,213	17.7%
1980	3,613	12.4%
1990	3,512	−2.8%
2000	3,456	−1.6%
2010	3,419	−1.1%
2020	3,402	−0.5%
Source: US Decennial Census^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.07 square miles (111.6 km²), of which 43.03 square miles (111.4 km²) (or 99.91%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.09%) is water.^[3] The stream of Lewis Branch runs through this township.