Republican Township, Jefferson County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Republican Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Jefferson
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 71.36
area_land_km2 = 71.09
area_water_km2 = 0.28
area_total_sq_mi = 27.55
area_land_sq_mi = 27.45
area_water_sq_mi = 0.11
area_water_percent = 0.39

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1534
population_density_km2 = 21.6
population_density_sq_mi = 55.9

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elevation_m = 226
elevation_ft = 741
latd = 38
latm = 43
lats = 48
latNS = N
longd = 85
longm = 33
longs = 32
longEW = W

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Republican Township is one of ten townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,534 [ [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=06000US1807763828&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

Geography

Republican Township covers an area of 27.55 square miles (71.36 square kilometers); of this, 0.11 square miles (0.28 square kilometers) or 0.39 percent is water. The streams of Big Spring Creek, Chicken Run, Ramsey Creek and Thompson Branch run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

* Kent
* Swanville

Adjacent townships

* Smyrna Township (northeast)
* Hanover Township (east)
* Madison Township (east)
* Saluda Township (southeast)
* Lexington Township, Scott County (southwest)
* Graham Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Blankenship, Kent, Landon, Lloyd, Scotland, Slippery Point and White River.

Major highways

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Airports and landing strips

* Wilkersons 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/Jefferson.htm Indiana Township Association page for Jefferson County]