Jefferson Township, Allen County, Indiana

Jefferson Township
Township

St. Louis' Catholic Church, a historic site east of New Haven

Location in Allen County, Indiana
Coordinates: 41°03′02″N 84°56′28″W / 41.05056°N 84.94111°W / 41.05056; -84.94111Coordinates: 41°03′02″N 84°56′28″W / 41.05056°N 84.94111°W / 41.05056; -84.94111
Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Allen
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 36.52 sq mi (94.59 km2)
 • Land 36.51 sq mi (94.56 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation 778 ft (237 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,109
 • Density 58/sq mi (22.3/km2)
ZIP codes 46773, 46774, 46797, 46816
GNIS feature ID 0453478

Jefferson Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,109.[1] Jefferson Township was organized in 1840.[2]

History

The Craigville Depot, New York Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Steam Locomotive No. 765, and St. Louis, Besancon, Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Jefferson Township covers an area of 36.52 square miles (94.59 km2); of this, 36.51 square miles (94.56 km2) is land and 0.012 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.03 percent, is water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains Emmanuel Cemetery.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Jefferson township, Allen County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  2. ↑ Griswold, Bert Joseph; Taylor, Mrs. Samuel R. (1917). The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana: A Review of Two Centuries of Occupation of the Region about the Head of the Maumee River. Robert O. Law Company. p. 642.
  3. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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