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Jefferson Township, Wayne County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Wayne

Elevation
  
316 m

Population
  
3,482 (2010)

State
  
Indiana

GNIS feature ID
  
453502

Area
  
71.64 km²

Local time
  
Friday 2:20 PM

Jefferson Township, Wayne County, Indiana

Weather
  
3°C, Wind NW at 27 km/h, 43% Humidity

Jefferson Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,482 and it contained 1,514 housing units.

Contents

Map of Jefferson Township, IN, USA

History

Jefferson Township was organized in 1834.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.66 square miles (71.6 km2), of which 27.61 square miles (71.5 km2) (or 99.82%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.18%) is water. The streams of Awl Branch, Bat Branch, Bear Creek, Brick Creek, Civil Run, Hartley Run, Morgan Creek, Nettle Creek, Price Creek, Ulrich Creek, Value Run, West Lawn Run and White Branch run through this township.

Cities and towns

  • Hagerstown
  • Adjacent townships

  • Dalton Township (north)
  • Perry Township (northeast)
  • Clay Township (east)
  • Harrison Township (southeast)
  • Jackson Township (south)
  • Liberty Township, Henry County (west)
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains eight cemeteries: Olive Branch, Brick Church, Ulrich, St. Jacobs Lutheran, Felton Family, Baldridge, Unnamed, and West Lawn.

    Major highways

  • Indiana State Road 1
  • Indiana State Road 38
  • Airports and landing strips

  • Hagerstown Airport
  • References

    Jefferson Township, Wayne County, Indiana Wikipedia