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Jackson Township, Anderson County, Kansas

Coordinates: 38°18′35″N 095°18′16″W / 38.30972°N 95.30444°W / 38.30972; -95.30444
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Jackson Township
Location in Anderson County
Location in Anderson County
Coordinates: 38°18′35″N 095°18′16″W / 38.30972°N 95.30444°W / 38.30972; -95.30444
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyAnderson
Area
 • Total34.1 sq mi (88.2 km2)
 • Land33.9 sq mi (87.7 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)  0.60%
Elevation
1,020 ft (311 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total459
 • Density13/sq mi (5.2/km2)
GNIS feature ID0477667

Jackson Township is a township in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 459.[1]

History

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Jackson Township was established in 1857.[2]

Geography

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Jackson Township covers an area of 34.1 square miles (88.2 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements, though the county seat of Garnett sits on the township's eastern border with Monroe Township. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Amish and Pleasantville.

The streams of Cedar Creek, Fish Creek, Iantha Creek and Sac Creek run through this township.

References

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  1. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jackson township, Anderson County, Kansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  2. ^ Johnson, William A. (1877). The History of Anderson County, Kansas, from Its First Settlement to the Fourth of July, 1876. Kauffman & Iler. pp. 259.
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