Jefferson Township is one of twelve
townships
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Adams County,
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
.
As of the
2020 census, its population was 1,363,
up from 1,089 at the
previous census.
According to the "2020 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates", 33.9% of the township's population spoke only
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
, while 63.9 spoke an "other
han SpanishIndo-European language"
[ (basically Pennsylvania German/]German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ger ...
).
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.88%) is land and (or 0.12%) is water.
Major highways
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Cemeteries
The township contains the following cemeteries: Loofborrow, Rumple (also known as Cook- no longer exists), and St. Mary Catholic.
School districts
* South Adams Schools
Political districts
* Indiana's 6th congressional district
Indiana's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. The district takes in a portion of eastern and central Indiana as of the 2020 census, including Columbus and Richmond, as well as a few suburbs of bot ...
* State House District 79
* State Senate District 19
References
*
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas
External links
Indiana Township Association
United Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Adams County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana