Jefferson Township, Wayne County, Indiana

Jefferson Township
Jefferson Township
	Township
	The Hagerstown I.O.O.F Hall, a historic place in the township
	Location in Wayne County
	Coordinates: 39°54′40″N85°08′51″W / 39.91111°N 85.14750°W Coordinates: 39°54′40″N85°08′51″W / 39.91111°N 85.14750°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Wayne
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	71.6 km2 (27.66 sq mi)
• Land	71.5 km2 (27.61 sq mi)
• Water	0.1 km2 (0.05 sq mi) 0.18%
Elevation	309 m (1,014 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	3,482
• Density	48.7/km2 (126.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	765
GNIS feature ID	453502

Last updated January 09, 2021

Jefferson Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,482 and it contained 1,514 housing units.^[2]

History

Jefferson Township was organized in 1834.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.66 square miles (71.6 km²), of which 27.61 square miles (71.5 km²) (or 99.82%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) (or 0.18%) is water.^[2] The streams of Awl Branch, Bat Branch, Bear Creek, Brick Creek, Civil Run, Hartley Run, Morgan Creek, Nettle Creek, Price Creek, Ulrich Creek, Value Run, West Lawn Run and White Branch run through this township.

Cities and towns

Hagerstown

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Olive Branch, Brick Church, Ulrich, St. Jacobs Lutheran, Felton Family, Baldridge, Unnamed, and West Lawn.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Hagerstown Airport

Education

Jefferson Township is served by the Hagerstown-Jefferson Township Public Library.^[4]

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References

"Jefferson Township, Wayne County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2009-09-24.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
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.
↑ Young, Andrew White (1872). History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time. R. Clarke & Company. pp. 272.
↑ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.

[census-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] Young, Andrew White (1872). History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time. R. Clarke & Company. pp. 272.

[4] "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

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