Jefferson Township, Adams County, Indiana

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Jefferson Township
Map highlighting Jefferson Township, Adams County, Indiana.svg
Location in Adams County
Coordinates: 40°36′48″N84°50′40″W / 40.61333°N 84.84444°W / 40.61333; -84.84444
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana
County Adams
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total
24.13 sq mi (62.5 km2)
  Land24.1 sq mi (62 km2)
  Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.12%
Elevation
860 ft (262 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,363
  Density56/sq mi (22/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
46711, 46740, 47326
Area code 260
GNIS feature ID 453477

Jefferson Township is one of twelve townships in Adams County, Indiana. [1] As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,363, [2] up from 1,089 at the previous census. [3]

Contents

According to the "2020 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates", 33.9% of the township's population spoke only English, while 63.9 spoke an "other [than Spanish] Indo-European language" [2] (basically Pennsylvania German/German).

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.13 square miles (62.5 km2), of which 24.1 square miles (62 km2) (or 99.88%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.12%) is water. [3]

Major highways

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010 1,089
2020 1,36325.2%
2020 [2]

Cemeteries

The township contains the following cemeteries: Loofborrow, Rumple (also known as Cook- no longer exists), and St. Mary Catholic.

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. "Jefferson Township, Adams County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jefferson Township, Adams County, Indiana". data.census.gov. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jefferson township, Adams County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2013.