| Jackson Township | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
  Jackson Township Location in Arkansas | |
| Coordinates: 33°35′50″N93°09′30″W / 33.597099°N 93.158403°W Coordinates: 33°35′50″N93°09′30″W / 33.597099°N 93.158403°W [1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Nevada |
| Area [1] | |
| • Total | 40.726 sq mi (105.48 km2) |
| • Land | 40.700 sq mi (105.41 km2) |
| • Water | 0.026 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation [2] | 331 ft (101 m) |
| Population (2010) [1] | |
| • Total | 105 |
| • Density | 2.6/sq mi (1.00/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code [2] [3] | 05-91869 |
| GNIS ID [2] [3] | 68903 |
Jackson Township is a township in Nevada County, Arkansas, United States. [4] Its total population was 105 as of the 2010 United States Census, [1] [5] a decrease of 41.34 percent from 179 at the 2000 census. [6] [7]
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a county. The term town is used in New England, New York, and Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townships.
Nevada County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,997, less than half of its peak in 1920. The county seat is Prescott. Nevada County is Arkansas's 63rd county, formed during the Reconstruction era on March 20, 1871, from portions of Hempstead, Ouachita and Columbia counties. It was named after the state of Nevada because of the perceived similarity between their physical shapes; the Arkansas county's shape, inverted, roughly follows the same outline as the state's boundary. In contrast with how people pronounce the state's name, the local pronunciation for this Arkansas county is "nuh-VAY-duh". It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.
The 2010 United States Census is the twenty-third and most recent United States national census. National Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2010. The census was taken via mail-in citizen self-reporting, with enumerators serving to spot-check randomly selected neighborhoods and communities. As part of a drive to increase the count's accuracy, 635,000 temporary enumerators were hired. The population of the United States was counted as 308,745,538, a 9.7% increase from the 2000 Census. This was the first census in which all states recorded a population of over half a million, as well as the first in which all 100 largest cities recorded populations of over 200,000.
According to the 2010 Census, Jackson Township is located at 33°35′50″N93°09′30″W / 33.597099°N 93.158403°W (33.597099, -93.158403). [1] It has a total area of 40.726 square miles (105.48 square kilometers); of which 40.700 sq mi (105.41 km2) is land and 0.026 sq mi (0.067 km2) is water (0.06%). [1] As per the USGS National Elevation Dataset, the elevation is 331 feet (101 m). [2]
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The USGS is a fact-finding research organization with no regulatory responsibility.
The National Elevation Dataset (NED) consists of high precision ground surface elevation data for the United States. It was maintained by the USGS and all the data is in the public domain. Since the 3D Elevation Program came online, the NED was subsumed into The National Map as one of its layers of information.
