Jackson Township, Anderson County, Kansas

Jackson Township
Township

Location in Anderson County
Coordinates: 38°18′35″N 095°18′16″W / 38.30972°N 95.30444°W / 38.30972; -95.30444Coordinates: 38°18′35″N 095°18′16″W / 38.30972°N 95.30444°W / 38.30972; -95.30444
Country United States
State Kansas
County Anderson
Area
 • Total 34.1 sq mi (88.2 km2)
 • Land 33.9 sq mi (87.7 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)  0.60%
Elevation 1,020 ft (311 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 459
 • Density 13/sq mi (5.2/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0477667

Jackson Township is a township in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 459.[1]

History

Jackson Township was established in 1857.[2]

Geography

Jackson Township covers an area of 34.1 square miles (88.2 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements, though the county seat of Garnett sits on the township's eastern border with Monroe Township. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Amish and Pleasantville.

The streams of Cedar Creek, Fish Creek, Iantha Creek and Sac Creek run through this township.

References

  1. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jackson township, Anderson County, Kansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ Johnson, William A. (1877). The History of Anderson County, Kansas, from Its First Settlement to the Fourth of July, 1876. Kauffman & Iler. p. 259.


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