Jefferson Township, Whitley County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
41°02′40″N 85°24′11″W / 41.04444°N 85.40306°W / 41.04444; -85.40306[1]
(2020)[2]
Jefferson Township is one of nine townships in Whitley County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,232 (up from 2,182 at 2010[3]) and it contained 905 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.08 square miles (90.9 km2), all land.[3]
Unincorporated towns
- Dunfee at 41°05′12″N 85°20′14″W / 41.0867140°N 85.3371973°W / 41.0867140; -85.3371973
- Raber at 41°05′09″N 85°25′58″W / 41.0858799°N 85.4327550°W / 41.0858799; -85.4327550
- Saturn at 41°02′05″N 85°21′20″W / 41.0347692°N 85.3555305°W / 41.0347692; -85.3555305
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Union Township (north)
- Lake Township, Allen County (northeast)
- Aboite Township, Allen County (east)
- Jackson Township, Huntington County (south)
- Clear Creek Township, Huntington County (southwest)
- Washington Township (west)
- Columbia Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries: Bayliss and Broxon.
Major highways
Airports and landing strips
- Homestead Airport
References
- "Jefferson Township, Whitley 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
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Jefferson Township, Whitley County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 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.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
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Municipalities and communities of Whitley County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Columbia City
- Cleveland
- Columbia
- Etna-Troy
- Jefferson
- Richland
- Smith
- Thorncreek
- Union
- Washington
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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