Jackson Township, Boone County, Iowa

Jackson Township, Boone County
Township
Coordinates: 42°04′55″N 093°46′01″W / 42.08194°N 93.76694°W / 42.08194; -93.76694Coordinates: 42°04′55″N 093°46′01″W / 42.08194°N 93.76694°W / 42.08194; -93.76694
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Boone
Area
 • Total 36.75 sq mi (95.19 km2)
 • Land 36.74 sq mi (95.17 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,053 ft (321 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 582
 • Density 15.8/sq mi (6.1/km2)
FIPS code 19-92094[2]
GNIS feature ID 0468092

Jackson Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 582.

History

Jackson Township was established in 1857.[3]

Geography

Jackson Township covers an area of 36.75 square miles (95.2 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Mitchell.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 217.


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