Jefferson Township, Boone County, Arkansas

36°8′35.52″N 92°58′11.3″W / 36.1432000°N 92.969806°W / 36.1432000; -92.969806Country United StatesState ArkansasCountyBooneArea • Total15.581 sq mi (40.35 km²) • Land15.579 sq mi (40.35 km²) • Water0.002 sq mi (0.005 km²)Population • Total1,202 • Density77.16/sq mi (29.79/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Zip CodeArea code870

Jefferson Township is one of twenty current townships in Boone County, Arkansas, USA.^[1] As of the 2010 census, its total population was 1,202.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Jefferson Township covers an area of 15.581 square miles (40.35 km²); 15.579 square miles (40.35 km²) of land and 0.002 square miles (0.0052 km²) of water.

• Valley Springs

The township was in Carroll County for the 1840 through 1860 censuses. The figures below include the incorporated town of Valley Springs.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1840	425		—
1850	782		84.0%
1860	1,338		71.1%
1870	1,649		23.2%
1880	987		−40.1%
1890	1,119		13.4%
1900	1,147		2.5%
1910	996		−13.2%
1920	502		−49.6%
1930	441		−12.2%
1940	524		18.8%
1950	458		−12.6%
1960	388		−15.3%
1970	526		35.6%
1980	858		63.1%
1990	1,050		22.4%
2000	1,187		13.0%
2010	1,202		1.3%

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

• Census 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files: County Subdivisions in Arkansas

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com