Jefferson Township, Miami County, Indiana

Jefferson Township
Township
Location in Miami County
Coordinates: 40°49′31″N 86°06′56″W / 40.82528°N 86.11556°WCoordinates: 40°49′31″N 86°06′56″W / 40.82528°N 86.11556°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 km^2)
• Land	32.18 sq mi (83.3 km^2)
• Water	0.39 sq mi (1.0 km^2)  1.20%
Elevation	702 ft (214 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,412
• Density	75/sq mi (29/km^2)
ZIP codes	46926, 46958, 46970
GNIS feature ID	0453490

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.^[1]

History

Jefferson Township was organized in 1834.^[2] It is named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States.^[3]

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.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Denver
• Mexico
• Peru (west edge)

Unincorporated towns

• Courter at 40°50′13″N 86°03′47″W / 40.836987°N 86.063049°W
• Doyle at 40°48′29″N 86°04′27″W / 40.808098°N 86.07416°W

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Courter, Eel River Chapel, Green Lawn, Koontz and Westlawn.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 31

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

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
2. Bodurtha , Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. p. 132.
3. History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 659.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Jefferson Township