Jefferson Township, Henry County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
40°01′23″N 85°26′37″W / 40.02306°N 85.44361°W / 40.02306; -85.44361 (2020)[1]
Jefferson Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,504 and it contained 615 housing units.[2]
Jefferson Township was organized in 1843.[3]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.35 square miles (73.4 km2), of which 28.29 square miles (73.3 km2) (or 99.79%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.21%) is water.[2] The streams of Bethel Brook, Gander Run, Lake Branch and Sulphur Drain run through this township.
Cities and towns
- Sulphur Springs
Adjacent townships
- Monroe Township, Delaware County (northeast)
- Prairie Township (east)
- Henry Township (southeast)
- Harrison Township (southwest)
- Fall Creek Township (west)
- Salem Township, Delaware County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries: Bethel and Sharp.
Major highways
- U.S. Route 36
References
- "Jefferson Township, Henry County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Jefferson Township, Henry County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ Hazzard, George (1906). Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906. G. Hazzard, author and publisher. p. 889.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana