Jefferson Township, Jay County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°21′00″N 85°04′31″W / 40.35000°N 85.07528°W / 40.35000; -85.07528CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyJayGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.16 sq mi (91.1 km²) • Land35.13 sq mi (91.0 km²) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km²) 0.09%Elevation

991 ft (302 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total684 • Density19/sq mi (7.5/km²)GNIS feature ID0453488

Jefferson Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 684 (down from 770 at 2010^[2]) and it contained 292 housing units.^[1]

History

Jefferson Township was organized in 1837.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.16 square miles (91.1 km²), of which 35.13 square miles (91.0 km²) (or 99.91%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.09%) is water.^[2] The streams of Bost Run, Como Run, Jeff Run, Jutte Run, New Mount Run and Vale Run run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Como
New Mount Pleasant
Powers

Adjacent townships

Greene Township (north)
Wayne Township (northeast)
Pike Township (east)
Ward Township, Randolph County (southeast)
Franklin Township, Randolph County (south)
Green Township, Randolph County (southwest)
Richland Township (west)
Knox Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Bost, Flesher, New Mount Pleasant, Powers, Stephens, Stratton and Wentz.

Major highways

SR 67

Airports and landing strips

Windy P Ridge Airport

References

"Jefferson Township, Jay County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ ^a ^b "Census Bureau profile: Jefferson Township, Jay County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ Jay, Milton T. (1922). History of Jay County, Indiana: Including Its World War Record and Incorporating the Montgomery History, Volume 1. Historical Publishing Company. p. 106.