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Jefferson Township, Cass County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Cass

GNIS feature ID
  
453481

Local time
  
Friday 2:11 PM

State
  
Indiana

FIPS code
  
18-37890

Elevation
  
216 m

Population
  
1,452 (2010)

Jefferson Township, Cass County, Indiana

Weather
  
2°C, Wind NW at 27 km/h, 35% Humidity

Area
  
93.5 km² (92.62 km² Land / 91 ha Water)

Jefferson Township is one of fourteen townships in Cass County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,452.

Contents

Map of Jefferson Township, IN, USA

History

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

Geography

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

  • Kenneth (extinct)
  • Lake Cicott

    • Adjacent townships

  • 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

  • U.S. Route 24

    • Cemeteries

    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

    Jefferson Township, Cass County, Indiana Wikipedia
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