Jefferson Township, Switzerland County, Indiana

Jefferson Township
Township
Location in Switzerland County
Coordinates: 38°47′47″N 85°03′08″W / 38.79639°N 85.05222°W / 38.79639; -85.05222Coordinates: 38°47′47″N 85°03′08″W / 38.79639°N 85.05222°W / 38.79639; -85.05222
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Switzerland
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	37.2 sq mi (96 km2)
• Land	36.96 sq mi (95.7 km2)
• Water	0.24 sq mi (0.6 km2)  0.65%
Elevation	719 ft (219 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	3,167
• Density	85.7/sq mi (33.1/km2)
ZIP codes	47011, 47020, 47043
GNIS feature ID	0453499

Jefferson Township is one of six townships in Switzerland County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,167 and it contained 1,493 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.2 square miles (96 km²), of which 36.96 square miles (95.7 km²) (or 99.35%) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km²) (or 0.65%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Vevay

Unincorporated towns

• Center Square at 38°50′11″N 85°01′53″W / 38.83645°N 85.03134°W / 38.83645; -85.03134
• Jacksonville at 38°49′44″N 85°02′56″W / 38.82895°N 85.04884°W / 38.82895; -85.04884
• Mount Sterling at 38°47′45″N 85°04′26″W / 38.795895°N 85.073840°W / 38.795895; -85.073840

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Cotton Township (northeast)
• York Township (east)
• Craig Township (southwest)
• Pleasant Township (northwest)

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 56

Rivers

• Ohio River

School districts

• Switzerland County School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 9th congressional district
• State House District 68
• State Senate District 45

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap

1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10. 

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

	Pleasant Township		Cotton Township
			York Township
		Jefferson Township
	Craig Township

Municipalities and communities of Switzerland County, Indiana, United States County seat: Vevay Towns Patriot Vevay Townships Cotton Craig Jefferson Pleasant Posey York CDPs East Enterprise Florence Other unincorporated communities Aaron Antioch Avonburg Bennington Braytown Center Square Fairview Five Points Jacksonville Lamb Long Run Markland Moorefield Mount Sterling Pleasant Quercus Grove Searcy Crossroads