Jackson Township
Coordinates: 39°34′45″N 094°44′04″W / 39.57917°N 94.73444°W / 39.57917; -94.73444
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyBuchanan
Area
  Total21.99 sq mi (56.95 km2)
  Land21.94 sq mi (56.81 km2)
  Water0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)  0.23%
Elevation925 ft (282 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total547
  Density23.5/sq mi (9.1/km2)
FIPS code29-35594[2]
GNIS feature ID0766340

Jackson Township is one of twelve townships in Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 547.[3]

Jackson Township was erected in 1843, and named after President Andrew Jackson.[4]

Geography

Carli Jackson Township covers an area of 21.99 square miles (57.0 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains three cemeteries: Brinton, Mount Pleasant and Yates.

Benner Lake is within this township.

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (September 2012). "2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, Missouri" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016.
  4. "Buchanan County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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