Jefferson Township, Greene County, Iowa

Jefferson Township is a township in Greene County, Iowa, USA.

Jefferson Township
Township
Greene County's location in Iowa
Coordinates: 42°1′0″N 94°22′36″W
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyGreene
SettlementDate
Area
 • Total6.01 sq mi (15.56 km2)
 • Land5.97 sq mi (15.46 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation
1,066 ft (325 m)
Population
 • Total1,215
 • Estimate 
(2019)[3]
4,102
 • Density687.33/sq mi (265.39/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
50129
Area code(s)515
FIPS code19-39450
GNIS feature ID0457919
WebsiteCity of Jefferson

History

In 1854, Jefferson Township was established in Greene County, Iowa.[4] It was one of three townships in Greene County at the time, along with Kendrick and Washington townships, and it encompassed the middle half of the county.[5] It remained this way until it was split into multiple smaller townships, with the name Jefferson Township being given to the northwest corner of the survey township on which the town of Jefferson stood. The other three-quarters of a survey township was named Grant Township.[6]

Geography

Jefferson Township is one of four townships in Greene County that is not a Survey Township, along with Grant Township, Junction Township, and Washington Township.[7] It is now defined by the city limits of the town by the same name.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2019 (est.)4,102[3]
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

References
  1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  3. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  4. Stillman, Edwin B. (1907). Past and Present of Greene County, Iowa. Brookhaven Press. p. 25.
  5. Stillman, Edwin B. (1907). Past and Present of Greene County, Iowa. Brookhaven Press. p. 25.
  6. Stillman, Edwin B. (1907). Past and Present of Greene County, Iowa. Brookhaven Press. p. 46.
  7. Stillman, Edwin B. (1907). Past and Present of Greene County, Iowa. Brookhaven Press. p. 30.
  8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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