Jefferson Township is a

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in Andrew County,

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, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 5367. Jefferson Township was established in 1846, and named after

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Geography

Jefferson Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement,

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. It shares part of its southern border with the city of St. Joseph in neighboring Buchanan County. The township contains four cemeteries: Fairview, Green, Ladd and Vanschoiack. The streams of Crowley Creek, Dillon Creek and Mace Creek run through this township.

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

Townships in Andrew County, Missouri Townships in Missouri {{AndrewCountyMO-geo-stub