Jefferson Township, Allen County, Indiana

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Jefferson Township
Township
St. Louis' Catholic Church near New Haven.jpg
St. Louis' Catholic Church, a historic site east of New Haven
Map highlighting Jefferson Township, Allen County, Indiana.svg
Location in Allen County, Indiana
Coordinates: 41°03′02″N84°56′28″W / 41.05056°N 84.94111°W / 41.05056; -84.94111
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana
County Allen
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total36.52 sq mi (94.59 km2)
 • Land36.51 sq mi (94.56 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation
778 ft (237 m)
Population
 (2020) [1]
 • Total2,037
 • Density58/sq mi (22.3/km2)
ZIP codes
46773, 46774, 46797, 46816
GNIS feature ID 0453478

Jefferson Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,109. [2] Jefferson Township was organized in 1840. [3]

Contents

History

The Craigville Depot, New York Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Steam Locomotive No. 765, and St. Louis, Besancon, Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Jefferson Township covers an area of 36.52 square miles (94.59 km2); of this, 36.51 square miles (94.56 km2) is land and 0.012 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.03 percent, is water. [2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Four Presidents Corners, a monument, was built in 1917 where Jefferson Township meets with Monroe, Madison, and Jackson townships. [5] [6] All four townships are named after presidents.

Cemeteries

The township contains Emmanuel Cemetery.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

School districts

Political districts

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References

Citations

  1. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Jefferson Township, Allen County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Jefferson township, Allen County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  3. ↑ Griswold, Bert Joseph; Taylor, Mrs. Samuel R. (1917). The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana: A Review of Two Centuries of Occupation of the Region about the Head of the Maumee River. Robert O. Law Company. p.  642.
  4. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ↑ "FOUR PRESIDENTS CORNER". Allen County Public Library Digital Collections. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Four Presidents Corners". Allen County Public Library Digital Collections. Retrieved October 16, 2022.

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