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Jackson Township, Benton County, Iowa

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Benton

ZIP codes
  
52229, 52349

Elevation
  
281 m

Local time
  
Friday 9:45 PM

State
  
Iowa

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
0468091

Area
  
93.34 km²

Population
  
710 (2000)

Jackson Township, Benton County, Iowa

Weather
  
4°C, Wind NW at 34 km/h, 64% Humidity

Jackson Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 710.

Contents

Map of Jackson, IA, USA

History

Jackson Township was founded in 1848.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Jackson Township covers an area of 36.04 square miles (93.35 square kilometers); of this, 36 square miles (93.24 square kilometers, 99.88 percent) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.11 square kilometers, 0.12 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Garrison
  • Extinct towns

  • Benton Station at 42.145272°N 92.144628°W / 42.145272; -92.144628
  • (These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

    Adjacent townships

  • Cedar Township (north)
  • Taylor Township (east)
  • Eden Township (southeast)
  • Big Grove Township (south)
  • Homer Township (southwest)
  • Monroe Township (west)
  • Bruce Township (northwest)
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains these three cemeteries: Carlisle Grove, Garrison and Pratt Creek.

    Major highways

  • U.S. Route 218
  • School districts

  • Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District
  • Political districts

  • Iowa's 3rd congressional district
  • State House District 39
  • State Senate District 20
  • References

    Jackson Township, Benton County, Iowa Wikipedia