Jefferson Township, Newton County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Jefferson Township

Township

Coordinates: 40°46′47″N 87°26′56″W﻿ / ﻿40.77972°N 87.44889°W﻿ / 40.77972; -87.44889
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Newton
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 45.14 sq mi (116.9 km2)
• Land| 45.14 sq mi (116.9 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation

[1]

| 669 ft (204 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 1,987
• Density| 44/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code| 219
FIPS code| 18-38106[2]
GNIS feature ID| 453492

Jefferson Township is one of ten townships in Newton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,987 and it contained 947 housing units.[3]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 1,875| | —
1900| 1,816| | −3.1%
1910| 1,954| | 7.6%
1920| 1,941| | −0.7%
1930| 1,972| | 1.6%
1940| 2,113| | 7.2%
1950| 2,134| | 1.0%
1960| 2,268| | 6.3%
1970| 2,294| | 1.1%
1980| 2,384| | 3.9%
1990| 2,224| | −6.7%
2000| 2,248| | 1.1%
2010| 2,140| | −4.8%
2020| 1,987| | −7.1%
Source: US Decennial Census[4]

## History

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Jefferson Township was established in 1860.[5]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 45.14 square miles (116.9 km2), all land.[6]

### Cities and towns

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* Kentland

### Unincorporated towns

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* Effner at 40°46′14″N 87°31′31″W﻿ / ﻿40.7705923°N 87.5253052°W﻿ / 40.7705923; -87.5253052
* Newton at 40°46′00″N 87°23′10″W﻿ / ﻿40.7667050°N 87.3861351°W﻿ / 40.7667050; -87.3861351

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

## Education

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Jefferson Township is served by the Kentland-Jefferson Township Public Library.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
4. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
5. ^ A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1916. p. 197.
6. ^ "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.
7. ^ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2018.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Newton County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Kentland

Towns|

* Brook
* Goodland
* Kentland
* Morocco
* Mount Ayr

Map of Indiana highlighting Newton County

Townships|

* Beaver
* Colfax
* Grant
* Iroquois
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Lake
* Lincoln
* McClellan
* Washington

CDPs|

* Lake Village
* Roselawn‡
* Sumava Resorts
* Thayer

Other
communities|

* Ade
* Beaver City
* Conrad
* Effner
* Enos
* Foresman
* Newton
* Pembroke
* Perkins

Footnotes|

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

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