Jefferson Township, Miami County, Indiana

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]

Jefferson Township
Township
Location in Miami County
Coordinates: 40°49′31″N 86°06′56″W
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%
Elevation669 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

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
  • Peru Municipal Airport

School districts
  • North Miami Community Schools

Political districts

References
  • "Jefferson Township, Miami County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  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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