Jefferson Township is one of six
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Switzerland County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the
2020 census, its population was 3,203 and it contained 1,549 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.35%) is land and (or 0.65%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Vevay
Unincorporated towns
*
Center Square at
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Jacksonville
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at
*
Mount Sterling at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Cotton Township (northeast)
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York Township (east)
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Craig Township (southwest)
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Pleasant Township (northwest)
Major highways
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Indiana State Road 56
State Road 56 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a route that travels the south central part of the state from west to east.
Route description
The western terminus of SR 56 is near Hazleton at U.S. Route 41. SR 56 heads northeast to ...
Rivers
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Ohio River
The Ohio River () is a river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing in a southwesterly direction from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to its river mouth, mouth on the Mississippi Riv ...
School districts
* Switzerland County School Corporation
Political districts
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Indiana's 9th congressional district
Indiana's 9th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Located in south-central and southeastern Indiana, the district stretches from the south suburbs of Indianapolis to the Indiana side of the Louisville ...
* State House District 68
* State Senate District 45
References
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)IndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Switzerland County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana