Jefferson Township, Grant County, Indiana

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Jefferson Township
Location of Jefferson Township in Grant County
Coordinates: 40°25′54″N 85°30′13″W / 40.43167, -85.50361
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Grant
Area
- Total	41.94 sq mi (108.63 km²)
- Land	41.78 sq mi (108.21 km²)
- Water	0.16 sq mi (0.42 km²)  0.39%
Elevation	899 ft (274 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	5,850
- Density	140/sq mi (54.1/km²)
GNIS feature ID	0453484

Jefferson Township' is one of thirteen townships in Grant County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,850.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Cities and towns 1.2 Adjacent townships 1.3 Cemeteries 1.4 Major highways 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Geography

Jefferson Township covers an area of 41.94 square miles (108.63 square kilometers); of this, 0.16 square miles (0.42 square kilometers) or 0.39 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Dollar Lake. The streams of Branch Creek, Cane Run, Crawford Creek, Lake Branch, Mat Run, Round Run and Upland Drain run through this township.

[edit] Cities and towns

• Gas City (east edge)
• Upland
• Matthews

[edit] Adjacent townships

• Monroe Township (north)
• Washington Township, Blackford County (northeast)
• Licking Township, Blackford County (east)
• Washington Township, Delaware County (south)
• Fairmount Township (west)
• Mill Township (northwest)

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Shiloh.

[edit] Major highways

• Interstate 69
• U.S. Route 35
• Indiana State Road 5
• Indiana State Road 22
• Indiana State Road 26

[edit] References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

[edit] External links

• Indiana Township Association page for Grant County

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