Jefferson Township, Dubois County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
38°18′07″N 86°43′18″W / 38.30194°N 86.72167°W / 38.30194; -86.72167 (2020)[2]
Jefferson Township is one of twelve townships in Dubois County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,543 and it contained 683 housing units.[4]
History
Jefferson Township was created from land given by Hall Township.[5]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.85 square miles (92.9 km2), of which 35.7 square miles (92 km2) (or 99.58%) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2) (or 0.42%) is water.[4]
Cities and towns
- Birdseye
Unincorporated towns
- Mentor
- Schnellville
Adjacent townships
- Hall Township (north)
- Patoka Township, Crawford County (northeast)
- Johnson Township, Crawford County (east)
- Clark Township, Perry County (south)
- Ferdinand Township (southwest)
- Jackson Township (west)
Major highways
- Indiana State Road 64
- Indiana State Road 145
Cemeteries
The township contains five cemeteries: Cox, Garland, Spencer, Taylor and Waddle.
References
- "Jefferson Township, Dubois 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 January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Jefferson Township, Dubois County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. pp. 361.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
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Municipalities and communities of Dubois County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Jasper
communities
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