Jefferson Township is a

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. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,721.

Geography

Jefferson Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Guttenberg. According to the

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, it contains nine cemeteries: Borcherding, Guttenberg, Lewis, Mount Olivet, Saint Johns, Saint Marys, Saint Michael, Saint Pauls and Stock School. Frenchtown Lake is within this township. The streams of Buck Creek, Carlan Creek, Miners Creek, Price Branch and South Cedar Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Jefferson Township contains three airports or landing strips: Abels Island Airport, GAA Private Airport and Walters Heliport.

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

Townships in Clayton County, Iowa Townships in Iowa {{ClaytonCountyIA-geo-stub