Jackson Township, Boone County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Jackson Township, Boone County

Township

Coordinates: 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

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| 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, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 582.

## History

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Jackson Township was established in 1857.[3]

## Geography

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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

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1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 217.

## External links

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* US-Counties.com
* City-Data.com

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Municipalities and communities of Boone County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Boone

Cities|

* Beaver
* Berkley
* Boone
* Boxholm
* Fraser
* Luther
* Madrid
* Ogden
* Pilot Mound
* Sheldahl‡

Map of Iowa highlighting Boone County

Townships|

* Amaqua
* Beaver
* Cass
* Colfax
* Des Moines
* Dodge
* Douglas
* Garden
* Grant
* Harrison
* Jackson
* Marcy
* Peoples
* Pilot Mound
* Union
* Worth
* Yell

Unincorporated
communities|

* Angus
* Centerville
* Jordan
* Mackey
* Moingona
* Ridgeport
* Zenorsville

Ghost town|

* Coal Valley

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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