| Jackson Township | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
  Jackson Township Location in Arkansas | |
| Coordinates: 33°03′07″N92°37′33″W / 33.051999°N 92.625904°W Coordinates: 33°03′07″N92°37′33″W / 33.051999°N 92.625904°W [1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Union |
| Area [1] | |
| • Total | 58.338 sq mi (151.09 km2) |
| • Land | 58.116 sq mi (150.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.222 sq mi (0.57 km2) |
| Elevation [2] | 210 ft (60 m) |
| Population (2010) [1] | |
| • Total | 758 |
| • Density | 13/sq mi (5.0/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code [2] [3] | 05-91884 |
| GNIS ID [2] [3] | 69750 |
Jackson Township is a township in Union County, Arkansas, United States. [4] Its total population was 758 as of the 2010 United States Census, [1] [5] a decrease of 1.56 percent from 770 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.
Union County is a county located on the central southern border of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,639. The county seat is El Dorado. The county was formed on November 2, 1829, and named in recognition of the citizens' petition for a new county, which said that they were petitioning "in the spirit of Union and Unity." The county is directly adjacent to the south to Union Parish in the state of Louisiana.
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°03′07″N92°37′33″W / 33.051999°N 92.625904°W (33.051999, -92.625904). [1] It has a total area of 58.338 square miles (151.09 square kilometers); of which 58.116 sq mi (150.52 km2) is land and 0.222 sq mi (0.57 km2) is water (0.38%). [1] As per the USGS National Elevation Dataset, the elevation is 210 feet (64 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.
