Jefferson Township, Jay County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
40°21′00″N 85°04′31″W / 40.35000°N 85.07528°W / 40.35000; -85.07528 (2020)[1]
Jefferson Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 684 (down from 770 at 2010[2]) and it contained 292 housing units.[1]
History
Jefferson Township was organized in 1837.[3]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.16 square miles (91.1 km2), of which 35.13 square miles (91.0 km2) (or 99.91%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.09%) is water.[2] The streams of Bost Run, Como Run, Jeff Run, Jutte Run, New Mount Run and Vale Run run through this township.
Unincorporated towns
- Como
- New Mount Pleasant
- Powers
Adjacent townships
- Greene Township (north)
- Wayne Township (northeast)
- Pike Township (east)
- Ward Township, Randolph County (southeast)
- Franklin Township, Randolph County (south)
- Green Township, Randolph County (southwest)
- Richland Township (west)
- Knox Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains seven cemeteries: Bost, Flesher, New Mount Pleasant, Powers, Stephens, Stratton and Wentz.
Major highways
Airports and landing strips
- Windy P Ridge Airport
References
- "Jefferson Township, Jay 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
- ^ a b "Census Bureau profile: Jefferson Township, Jay County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 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.
- ^ Jay, Milton T. (1922). History of Jay County, Indiana: Including Its World War Record and Incorporating the Montgomery History, Volume 1. Historical Publishing Company. p. 106.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana