Jefferson Township
Township
Location in Miami County
Location in Miami County
Coordinates: 40°49′31″N 86°06′56″W / 40.82528°N 86.11556°W / 40.82528; -86.11556
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyMiami
OrganizedJune 1834
Named forThomas Jefferson
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total32.57 sq mi (84.4 km2)
 • Land32.18 sq mi (83.3 km2)
 • Water0.39 sq mi (1.0 km2)  1.20%
Elevation
[1]
669 ft (204 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,412
 • Density75/sq mi (29/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
46926, 46958, 46970
GNIS feature ID453490

Jefferson Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,412 and it contained 1,044 housing units.[2]

History

Jefferson Township was organized in 1834.[3] It is named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.57 square miles (84.4 km2), of which 32.18 square miles (83.3 km2) (or 98.80%) is land and 0.39 square miles (1.0 km2) (or 1.20%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

Extinct towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Courter, Eel River Chapel, Green Lawn, Koontz and Westlawn.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 132.
  4. ^ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 659.

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