Jefferson Township is one of fourteen townships in Cass County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,297 (down from 1,452 at 2010[4]) and contained 580 housing units.
Jefferson Township | |
|---|---|
 Location of Jefferson Township in Cass County | |
| Coordinates: 40°46′44″N 86°31′30″W / 40.77889°N 86.52500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Cass |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.1 sq mi (93.51 km2) |
| • Land | 35.76 sq mi (92.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.35 sq mi (0.89 km2) |
| Elevation | 709 ft (216 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,297 |
| • Density | 36/sq mi (14/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-37890[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453481 |
History
editJefferson Township was organized in 1831.[5] It was named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States.[6]
Geography
editJefferson Township covers an area of 36.1 square miles (93 km2); 0.35 square miles (0.91 km2) (0.97 percent) of this is water. Lake Cicott is in this township.
Unincorporated towns
editAdjacent townships
edit- Boone (north)
- Harrison (northeast)
- Noble (east)
- Clinton (southeast)
- Liberty Township, Carroll County (south)
- Adams Township, Carroll County (southwest)
- Jackson Township, White County (west)
- Cass Township, White County (northwest)
Major highways
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Cemeteries
editThe township contains two cemeteries: Davis and Zion. Davis Cemetery is located a mile east of Burnettsville and a half mile east of the White County-Cass county line, and is commonly referred to as the Davis Cemetery Burnettsville in obituaries. It was also known as the Winegardner Cemetery.
References
edit- "Jefferson Township, Cass 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, Cass County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jefferson township, Cass County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 618.
- ^ Helm, Thomas B. (1878). History of Cass County, Indiana. Kingman Bros. p. 35.
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