Jefferson Township, Allen County, Indiana

Jefferson Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,109.[1] Jefferson Township was organized in 1840.[2]

Jefferson Township
Township
St. Louis' Catholic Church, a historic site east of New Haven
Location in Allen County, Indiana
Coordinates: 41°03′02″N 84°56′28″W
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyAllen
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total36.52 sq mi (94.59 km2)
 • Land36.51 sq mi (94.56 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation
778 ft (237 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,109
 • Density58/sq mi (22.3/km2)
ZIP codes
46773, 46774, 46797, 46816
GNIS feature ID0453478

History

The Craigville Depot, New York Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Steam Locomotive No. 765, and St. Louis, Besancon, Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Jefferson Township covers an area of 36.52 square miles (94.59 km2); of this, 36.51 square miles (94.56 km2) is land and 0.012 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.03 percent, is water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains Emmanuel Cemetery.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips
  • Casad Industrial Park Airport
  • Klines Airport

School districts
  • East Allen County Schools

Political districts

References
  1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Jefferson township, Allen County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  2. Griswold, Bert Joseph; Taylor, Mrs. Samuel R. (1917). The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana: A Review of Two Centuries of Occupation of the Region about the Head of the Maumee River. Robert O. Law Company. p. 642.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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