Jefferson Township, Adams County, Indiana

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Jefferson Township
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.
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