Jefferson Township, Boone County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Jefferson Township

Township

Location of Jefferson Township in Boone County

Coordinates: 40°03′10″N 86°37′17″W﻿ / ﻿40.05278°N 86.62139°W﻿ / 40.05278; -86.62139
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Boone
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 46.47 sq mi (120.4 km2)
• Land| 46.47 sq mi (120.4 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation

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| 892 ft (272 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 1,485
• Density| 31.5/sq mi (12.2/km2)
FIPS code| 18-37854[3]
GNIS feature ID| 453479

Jefferson Township is one of twelve townships in Boone County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,464 and it contained 544 housing units.[4]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 46.47 square miles (120.4 km2), all land.[4]

### Unincorporated towns

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* Dover
* Hazelrigg
* Max
* Shannondale

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

### Adjacent townships

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* Center (east)
* Jackson (south)
* Sugar Creek (north)
* Washington (northeast)
* Franklin Township, Montgomery County (west)
* Walnut Township, Montgomery County (southwest)

### Major highways

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* Indiana State Road 32
* Indiana State Road 75

### Cemeteries

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The township contains six cemeteries. They include: Cox Cemetery, Dover Cemetery, Old Mount Zion, Hiestand Cemetery, Taylor Cemetery, and Pleasant View Church Cemetery.

## References

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* "Jefferson Township, Boone 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

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Jefferson Township, Boone County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ 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.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Boone County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Lebanon

City|

* Lebanon

Map of Indiana highlighting Boone County

Towns|

* Advance
* Jamestown‡
* Thorntown
* Ulen
* Whitestown
* Zionsville

Townships|

* Center
* Clinton
* Eagle
* Harrison
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Marion
* Perry
* Sugar Creek
* Union
* Washington
* Worth

CDP|

* Elizaville

Other
communities|

* Big Springs
* Dover
* Eagle Village
* Fayette
* Fox Hollow
* Gadsden
* Hazelrigg
* Max
* Mechanicsburg
* Milledgeville
* New Brunswick
* Northfield
* Pike
* Rosston
* Royalton
* Shannondale‡
* Stringtown
* Terhune
* Ward
* Waugh

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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