Jackson Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

Township in the US state of Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

39°34′45″N 094°44′04″W / 39.57917°N 94.73444°W / 39.57917; -94.73444CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCountyBuchananArea

• Total21.99 sq mi (56.95 km²) • Land21.94 sq mi (56.81 km²) • Water0.05 sq mi (0.13 km²) 0.23%Elevation

^[1]

925 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

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ 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.
^ "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)