Jefferson Township, Whitley County, Indiana

Jefferson Township
Township
Location in Whitley County
Coordinates: 41°02′40″N 85°24′11″W / 41.04444°N 85.40306°W / 41.04444; -85.40306
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Whitley
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	35.08 sq mi (90.9 km2)
• Land	35.08 sq mi (90.9 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation [1]	850 ft (259 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	2,232
• Density	62.2/sq mi (24.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	260
GNIS feature ID	453504

Jefferson Township is one of nine townships in Whitley County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,232 (up from 2,182 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 905 housing units.

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.08 square miles (90.9 km²), all land.^[3]

• Dunfee at 41°05′12″N 85°20′14″W / 41.0867140°N 85.3371973°W / 41.0867140; -85.3371973
• Raber at 41°05′09″N 85°25′58″W / 41.0858799°N 85.4327550°W / 41.0858799; -85.4327550
• Saturn at 41°02′05″N 85°21′20″W / 41.0347692°N 85.3555305°W / 41.0347692; -85.3555305

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

• Union Township (north)
• Lake Township, Allen County (northeast)
• Aboite Township, Allen County (east)
• Jackson Township, Huntington County (south)
• Clear Creek Township, Huntington County (southwest)
• Washington Township (west)
• Columbia Township (northwest)

The township contains two cemeteries: Bayliss and Broxon.

• U.S. Route 24
• Indiana State Road 14
• Indiana State Road 114

• Homestead Airport

• "Jefferson Township, Whitley 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

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana