Jefferson Township, Miami County, Indiana
Jefferson Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,412 and it contained 1,044 housing units.[2]
Jefferson Township | |
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Location in Miami County | |
Coordinates: 40°49′31″N 86°06′56″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Miami |
Organized | June 1834 |
Named for | Thomas Jefferson |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 32.57 sq mi (84.4 km2) |
• Land | 32.18 sq mi (83.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.39 sq mi (1.0 km2) 1.20% |
Elevation | 669 ft (204 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,412 |
• Density | 75/sq mi (29/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 46926, 46958, 46970 |
GNIS feature ID | 453490 |
History
Jefferson Township was organized in 1834.[3] It is named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States.[4]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.57 square miles (84.4 km2), of which 32.18 square miles (83.3 km2) (or 98.80%) is land and 0.39 square miles (1.0 km2) (or 1.20%) is water.[2]
Unincorporated towns
Extinct towns
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Courter, Eel River Chapel, Green Lawn, Koontz and Westlawn.
Major highways
Airports and landing strips
- Peru Municipal Airport
School districts
- North Miami Community Schools
Political districts
- Indiana's 5th congressional district
- State House District 23
- State House District 24
- State Senate District 18
References
- "Jefferson Township, Miami County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 132.
- History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 659.
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