Jefferson Township, Dubois County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°18′07″N 86°43′18″W / 38.30194°N 86.72167°W / 38.30194; -86.72167CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyDuboisGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.85 sq mi (92.9 km²) • Land35.7 sq mi (92 km²) • Water0.15 sq mi (0.4 km²)Elevation

^[1]

636 ft (194 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,604 • Density43.2/sq mi (16.7/km²)FIPS code18-37926^[3]GNIS feature ID453482

Jefferson Township is one of twelve townships in Dubois County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,543 and it contained 683 housing units.^[4]

History

Jefferson Township was created from land given by Hall Township.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.85 square miles (92.9 km²), of which 35.7 square miles (92 km²) (or 99.58%) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km²) (or 0.42%) is water.^[4]

Cities and towns

Birdseye

Unincorporated towns

Mentor
Schnellville

Adjacent townships

Hall Township (north)
Patoka Township, Crawford County (northeast)
Johnson Township, Crawford County (east)
Clark Township, Perry County (south)
Ferdinand Township (southwest)
Jackson Township (west)

Major highways

Indiana State Road 64
Indiana State Road 145

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Cox, Garland, Spencer, Taylor and Waddle.

References

"Jefferson Township, Dubois 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, Dubois County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^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.
^ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. pp. 361.