Jefferson Township, Cass County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Jefferson Township

Township

Location of Jefferson Township in Cass County

Coordinates: 40°46′44″N 86°31′30″W﻿ / ﻿40.77889°N 86.52500°W﻿ / 40.77889; -86.52500
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

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| 709 ft (216 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• 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.

## History

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Jefferson Township was organized in 1831.[5] It was named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States.[6]

## Geography

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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.

### Unincorporated towns

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* Lake Cicott

### Adjacent townships

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* Boone (north)
* Harrison (northeast)
* Noble (east)
* Clinton (southeast)
* Liberty Township, Carroll County (south)
* Adams Township, Carroll County (southwest)
* Jackson Township, White County (west)
* Cass Township, White County (northwest)

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 24

### Cemeteries

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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.

## References

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* "Jefferson Township, Cass 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, Cass County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jefferson township, Cass County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
5. ^ Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 618.
6. ^ Helm, Thomas B. (1878). History of Cass County, Indiana. Kingman Bros. p. 35.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jefferson Township, Cass County, Indiana.

* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Cass County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Logansport

City|

* Logansport

Map of Indiana highlighting Cass County

Towns|

* Galveston
* Onward
* Royal Center
* Walton

Townships|

* Adams
* Bethlehem
* Boone
* Clay
* Clinton
* Deer Creek
* Eel
* Harrison
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Miami
* Noble
* Tipton
* Washington

CDPs|

* Anoka
* Grissom AFB‡
* Lake Cicott
* Lincoln
* Lucerne
* Twelve Mile
* Young America

Other
communities|

* Adamsboro
* Clymers
* Deacon
* Dunkirk
* Georgetown
* Hoover
* Leases Corner
* Lewisburg
* Metea
* Miami Bend
* New Waverly

Footnotes|

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

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