Jefferson Township, Jay County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Jefferson Township
settlement_type = Township
nickname =
motto =

imagesize =
image_caption =


image_

imagesize =
image_caption =


image_

---

mapsize =
map_caption = Location in Jay County


mapsize1 =
map_caption1 =

subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Jay
government_footnotes =
government_type = Indiana township
leader_title =
leader_name =
leader_title1 =
leader_name1 =
established_title =
established_date =

area_footnotes =
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 91.04
area_land_km2 = 90.94
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 35.15
area_land_sq_mi = 35.11
area_water_sq_mi = 0.04
area_water_percent = 0.11

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 802
population_density_km2 = 8.8
population_density_sq_mi = 22.8

elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 302
elevation_ft = 991
latd = 40
latm = 21
lats = 00
latNS = N
longd = 85
longm = 04
longs = 31
longEW = W

timezone =
utc_offset =
timezone_DST =
utc_offset_DST =
postal_code_type =
postal_code =
area_code =
blank_name = GNIS feature ID
blank_info = [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453488 0453488]
website =
footnotes =

Jefferson Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 802 [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=4001&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=06000US1807538034&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

Geography

Jefferson Township covers an area of 35.15 square miles (91.04 square kilometers); of this, 0.04 square miles (0.1 square kilometers) or 0.11 percent is water. The streams of Bost Run, Como Run, Jeff Run, Jutte Run, New Mount Run and Vale Run run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

* Como
* New Mount Pleasant
* Powers

Adjacent townships

* Greene Township (north)
* Wayne Township (northeast)
* Pike Township (east)
* Ward Township, Randolph County (southeast)
* Franklin Township, Randolph County (south)
* Green Township, Randolph County (southwest)
* Richland Township (west)
* Knox Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Bost, Flesher, New Mount Pleasant, Powers, Stephens, Stratton and Wentz.

Major highways

*

Airports and landing strips

* Windy P Ridge Airport

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]

External links

* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Jay.htm Indiana Township Association page for Jay County]