Jackson Township, Bremer County, Iowa
Encyclopedia
Jackson Township is one of fourteen townships
in Bremer County, Iowa
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,315.
. According to the USGS
, it contains three cemeteries: Oakland, Pilot Mound and Waverly Junction.
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....
in Bremer County, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 1,315.
Geography
Jackson Township covers an area of 24.35 square miles (63.1 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, JanesvilleJanesville, Iowa
Janesville is a city in Black Hawk and Bremer counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 829 at the 2000 census. Janesville's population increased to 930 at the 2010 United States Census, an increase of 12.2%. It is part of the Waterloo–Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical...
. According to the USGS
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
, it contains three cemeteries: Oakland, Pilot Mound and Waverly Junction.