Jackson Township, Camden County, Missouri

Jackson Township
Township
Coordinates: 37°57′57″N 092°30′46″W / 37.96583°N 92.51278°W / 37.96583; -92.51278
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCamden
Area
 • Total
56.77 sq mi (147.02 km2)
 • Land55.48 sq mi (143.69 km2)
 • Water1.29 sq mi (3.33 km2)  2.26%
Elevation
[1]
902 ft (275 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
663
 • Density12/sq mi (4.6/km2)
FIPS code29-35630[2]
GNIS feature ID0766390

Jackson Township is one of eleven townships in Camden County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 663.

Jackson Township was established in 1841, and named after Andrew Jackson.[3]

Geography

Jackson Township covers an area of 56.77 square miles (147.0 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains one cemetery, Auglaize.

The streams of Coon Creek, Dry Auglaize Creek, Honey Run and Wet Glaize Creek run through this township.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 2, 2001. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Camden County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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