Jacksonville Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa

Jacksonville Township
Township

Location in Chickasaw County
Coordinates: 43°08′23″N 092°15′45″W / 43.13972°N 92.26250°WCoordinates: 43°08′23″N 092°15′45″W / 43.13972°N 92.26250°W
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Chickasaw
Area
 • Total 53.94 sq mi (139.69 km2)
 • Land 53.92 sq mi (139.65 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)  0.03%
Elevation 1,234 ft (376 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 504
 • Density 9.3/sq mi (3.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0468122

Jacksonville Township is one of twelve townships in Chickasaw County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 504.

History

Jacksonville Township was organized in 1858.[1]

Geography

Jacksonville Township covers an area of 53.94 square miles (139.7 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Immanuel Lutheran, Jacksonville, Jerico Lutheran, Saint Patricks Catholic, Sargeant Farm and Yankee.

References

  1. ↑ Fairbairn, Robert Herd (1919). History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 237.

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