Jefferson Township
Township
Location of Jefferson Township in Cass County
Coordinates: 40°46′44″N 86°31′30″W / 40.77889°N 86.52500°W / 40.77889; -86.52500
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Cass
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	36.1 sq mi (93.51 km2)
• Land	35.76 sq mi (92.62 km2)
• Water	0.35 sq mi (0.89 km2)
Elevation [1]	709 ft (216 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,452
• Density	40/sq mi (16/km2)
FIPS code	18-37890[2]
GNIS feature ID	453481

Jefferson Township is one of fourteen townships in Cass County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,452.^[3]

History

Jefferson Township was organized in 1831.^[4] It was named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States.^[5]

Geography

Jefferson Township covers an area of 36.1 square miles (93 km²); 0.35 square miles (0.91 km²) (0.97 percent) of this is water. Lake Cicott is in this township.

Unincorporated towns

• Kenneth (extinct)
• Lake Cicott

Adjacent townships

• Boone (north)
• Harrison (northeast)
• Noble (east)
• Clinton (southeast)
• Liberty Township, Carroll County (south)
• Adams Township, Carroll County (southwest)
• Jackson Township, White County (west)
• Cass Township, White County (northwest)

Major highways

• U.S. Route 24

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Davis and Zion. Davis Cemetery is located a mile east of Burnettsville and a half mile east of the White County-Cass county line, and is commonly referred to as the Davis Cemetery Burnettsville in obituaries. It was also known as the Winegardner Cemetery.