Jefferson Township, Miami County, Indiana

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Jefferson Township
Township
Map highlighting Jefferson Township, Miami County, Indiana.svg
Location in Miami County
Coordinates: 40°49′31″N86°06′56″W / 40.82528°N 86.11556°W / 40.82528; -86.11556 Coordinates: 40°49′31″N86°06′56″W / 40.82528°N 86.11556°W / 40.82528; -86.11556
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana
County Miami
OrganizedJune 1834
Named for Thomas Jefferson
Government
 • Type Indiana 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%
Elevation
[1]
669 ft (204 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,412
 • Density75/sq mi (29/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
46926, 46958, 46970
GNIS feature ID 453490

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]

Contents

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

School districts

Political districts

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. 1 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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