Jefferson Township, Allen County, Indiana

Coordinates: 41°03′02″N 84°56′28″W / 41.05056°N 84.94111°W / 41.05056; -84.94111
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Jefferson Township
2020)[1]
 • Total2,037
 • Density58/sq mi (22.3/km2)
ZIP codes
46773, 46774, 46797, 46816
GNIS feature ID0453478

Jefferson Township is one of twenty

2010 census, its population was 2,109.[2] Jefferson Township was organized in 1840.[3]

History

The

New York Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Steam Locomotive No. 765, and St. Louis, Besancon, Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Jefferson Township covers an area of 36.52 square miles (94.59 km2); of this, 36.51 square miles (94.56 km2) is land and 0.012 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.03 percent, is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Four Presidents Corners, a monument, was built in 1917 where Jefferson Township meets with Monroe, Madison, and Jackson townships.[5][6] All four townships are named after presidents.

Cemeteries

The township contains Emmanuel Cemetery.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Casad Industrial Park Airport
  • Klines Airport

School districts

  • East Allen County Schools

Political districts

References

Citations

  1. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Jefferson Township, Allen County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Jefferson township, Allen County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  3. ^ Griswold, Bert Joseph; Taylor, Mrs. Samuel R. (1917). The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana: A Review of Two Centuries of Occupation of the Region about the Head of the Maumee River. Robert O. Law Company. p. 642.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ^ "FOUR PRESIDENTS CORNER". Allen County Public Library Digital Collections. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "Four Presidents Corners". Allen County Public Library Digital Collections. Retrieved October 16, 2022.

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