Jackson Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

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Jackson Township
Township
Map highlighting Jackson Township, Buchanan County, Missouri.svg
Coordinates: 39°34′14″N94°43′46″W / 39.5705072°N 94.7295805°W / 39.5705072; -94.7295805
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
County Buchanan
Area
[1]
 • Total
57.4 km2 (22.17 sq mi)
 • Land56.6 km2 (21.85 sq mi)
 • Water0.8 km2 (0.32 sq mi)  1.44%
Elevation
[2]
284 m (932 ft)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
541
 • Density9.6/km2 (24.8/sq mi)
FIPS code 29-02135594 [1]
GNIS feature ID766340 [2]

Jackson Township is a township in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 541. [3]

Contents

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. 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jackson Township, Buchanan County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  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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