Jefferson Township, Miami County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
40°49′31″N 86°06′56″W / 40.82528°N 86.11556°W / 40.82528; -86.11556![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png)
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Jefferson Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,419 (slightly up from 2,412 at 2010[3]) and it contained 1,029 housing units.
History
Jefferson Township was organized in 1834.[4] It is named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States.[5]
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.[3]
Cities, towns, villages
Unincorporated towns
- Courter at 40°50′13″N 86°03′47″W / 40.836987°N 86.063049°W / 40.836987; -86.063049
- Doyle at 40°48′29″N 86°04′27″W / 40.808098°N 86.07416°W / 40.808098; -86.07416
Extinct towns
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Courter, Eel River Chapel, Green Lawn, Koontz and Westlawn.
Major highways
Airports and landing strips
- Peru Municipal Airport
School districts
- North Miami Community Schools
Political districts
- Indiana's 5th congressional district
- State House District 23
- State House District 24
- State Senate District 18
References
- "Jefferson Township, Miami County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Jefferson Township, Miami County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 659.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Jefferson Township
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Municipalities and communities of Miami County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Peru
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- Allen
- Butler
- Clay
- Deer Creek
- Erie
- Harrison
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Perry
- Peru
- Pipe Creek
- Richland
- Union
- Washington
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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