Organized in 1858,[3] Jackson Township's population was 1,616 at the 2020 census.

While the township formerly included a large area south of Shakopee, that has since been annexed by the city, and it is reduced to a smaller area to the west of the city.

There were 501 housing units at an average density of 71.9 per square mile (27.8/km2).

There were 461 households, of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families.

17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.