Jefferson Township, Jay County, Indiana

Jefferson Township
Township

Location in Jay County
Coordinates: 40°21′00″N 85°04′31″W / 40.35000°N 85.07528°W / 40.35000; -85.07528Coordinates: 40°21′00″N 85°04′31″W / 40.35000°N 85.07528°W / 40.35000; -85.07528
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jay
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 35.16 sq mi (91.1 km2)
 • Land 35.13 sq mi (91.0 km2)
 • Water 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.09%
Elevation 991 ft (302 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 770
 • Density 21.9/sq mi (8.5/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0453488

Jefferson Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 770 and it contained 309 housing units.[1]

History

Jefferson Township was organized in 1837.[2]

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.[1] The streams of Bost Run, Como Run, Jeff Run, Jutte Run, New Mount Run and Vale Run run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

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. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
  1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. ↑ 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.