title: Jackson Township, Benton County, Iowa
text: # Jackson Township, Benton County, Iowa
  
  Jackson Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 710.
  
  ## 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°08′43″N 92°08′41″W﻿ / ﻿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
  