Jefferson Township, Huntington County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°42′14″N 85°30′42″W / 40.70389°N 85.51167°W / 40.70389; -85.51167CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyHuntingtonGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total36.2 sq mi (94 km²) • Land35.94 sq mi (93.1 km²) • Water0.26 sq mi (0.7 km²) 0.72%Elevation

846 ft (258 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total744 • Density21/sq mi (7.9/km²)GNIS feature ID0453487

Jefferson Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 744 (down from 757 at 2010^[2]) and it contained 315 housing units.

History

Jefferson Township was organized in 1843.^[3] It was named for President Thomas Jefferson.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (94 km²), of which 35.94 square miles (93.1 km²) (or 99.28%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km²) (or 0.72%) is water.^[2]

Cities and towns

Mount Etna (southeast quarter)

Unincorporated towns

Milo
Pleasant Plain

Adjacent townships

Lancaster Township (north)
Rock Creek Township (northeast)
Salamonie Township (east)
Jackson Township, Wells County (southeast)
Van Buren Township, Grant County (south)
Washington Township, Grant County (southwest)
Wayne Township (west)
Polk Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Purviance and Taylor.

Major highways

References

"Jefferson Township, Huntington 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

^ "Census Bureau profile: Jefferson Township, Huntington 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.
^ History of Huntington County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 674.
^ Bash, Frank Sumner (1914). History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 103.