Jackson Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
Jackson Township | |
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 Jackson Township Fire Station in Ravenwood | |
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| Coordinates: 40°22′29″N 94°40′40″W / 40.3746812°N 94.6779053°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Nodaway |
| Area | |
• Total | 74.73 sq mi (193.5 km2) |
| • Land | 74.72 sq mi (193.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.01% |
| Elevation | 1,001 ft (305 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 987 |
| • Density | 13.2/sq mi (5.1/km2) |
| FIPS code | 29-14735954[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 767090[2] |
Jackson Township is a township in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 987.[3] It contains about 70 sections. The town of Ravenwood is in its center. Two hamlets, Orrsburg and Sweet Home, once existed in the northwest and east, respectively.[4]
Jackson Township was erected in 1866, and named after President Andrew Jackson.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jackson Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
- ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ^ "Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri - Volume 1". B.F. Bowen & Company. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
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