Jefferson Township, Henry County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°01′23″N 85°26′37″W / 40.02306°N 85.44361°W / 40.02306; -85.44361CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyHenryGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total28.35 sq mi (73.4 km²) • Land28.29 sq mi (73.3 km²) • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km²) 0.21%Elevation

1,037 ft (316 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total1,368 • Density53.2/sq mi (20.5/km²)GNIS feature ID0453486

Jefferson Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,504 and it contained 615 housing units.^[2]

Jefferson Township was organized in 1843.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.35 square miles (73.4 km²), of which 28.29 square miles (73.3 km²) (or 99.79%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.21%) is water.^[2] The streams of Bethel Brook, Gander Run, Lake Branch and Sulphur Drain run through this township.

Cities and towns

Sulphur Springs

Adjacent townships

Monroe Township, Delaware County (northeast)
Prairie Township (east)
Henry Township (southeast)
Harrison Township (southwest)
Fall Creek Township (west)
Salem Township, Delaware County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Bethel and Sharp.

Major highways

U.S. Route 36

References

"Jefferson Township, Henry 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

^ "Census Bureau profile: Jefferson Township, Henry County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
^ ^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.
^ Hazzard, George (1906). Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906. G. Hazzard, author and publisher. p. 889.