Jefferson Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 744 (down from 757 at 2010[2]) and it contained 315 housing units.
Jefferson Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Huntington County | |
| Coordinates: 40°42′14″N 85°30′42″W / 40.70389°N 85.51167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Huntington |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.2 sq mi (94 km2) |
| • Land | 35.94 sq mi (93.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2) 0.72% |
| Elevation | 846 ft (258 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 744 |
| • Density | 21/sq mi (7.9/km2) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0453487 |
History
editJefferson Township was organized in 1843.[3] It was named for President Thomas Jefferson.[4]
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (94 km2), of which 35.94 square miles (93.1 km2) (or 99.28%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 0.72%) is water.[2]
Cities and towns
edit- Mount Etna (southeast quarter)
Unincorporated towns
editAdjacent townships
edit- Lancaster Township (north)
- Rock Creek Township (northeast)
- Salamonie Township (east)
- Jackson Township, Wells County (southeast)
- Van Buren Township, Grant County (south)
- Washington Township, Grant County (southwest)
- Wayne Township (west)
- Polk Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
editThe township contains two cemeteries: Purviance and Taylor.
Major highways
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References
edit- "Jefferson Township, Huntington 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, Huntington County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 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.
- ^ History of Huntington County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 674.
- ^ Bash, Frank Sumner (1914). History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 103.