Jefferson Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°46′44″N 86°31′30″W / 40.77889°N 86.52500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Cass |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 36.1 sq mi (93.51 km2) |
• Land | 35.76 sq mi (92.62 km2) |
• Water | 0.35 sq mi (0.89 km2) |
Elevation | 709 ft (216 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,297 |
• Density | 36/sq mi (14/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-37890[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453481 |
Jefferson Township is one of fourteen townships in Cass County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,297 (down from 1,452 at 2010[4]) and contained 580 housing units.
Jefferson Township was organized in 1831.[5] It was named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States.[6]
Jefferson Township covers an area of 36.1 square miles (93 km2); 0.35 square miles (0.91 km2) (0.97 percent) of this is water. Lake Cicott is in this township.
The township contains two cemeteries: Davis and Zion. Davis Cemetery is located a mile east of Burnettsville and a half mile east of the White County-Cass county line, and is commonly referred to as the Davis Cemetery Burnettsville in obituaries. It was also known as the Winegardner Cemetery.