Jefferson Township, Owen County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°12′34″N 86°58′48″W / 39.20944°N 86.98000°W / 39.20944; -86.98000Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyOwenGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total47.94 sq mi (124.2 km²) • Land47.8 sq mi (124 km²) • Water0.13 sq mi (0.3 km²) 0.27%Elevation

522 ft (159 m)Population

(2020)

• Total998 • Density21/sq mi (8.0/km²)ZIP codes

47427, 47431, 47471

GNIS feature ID453494

Jefferson Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 998 (down from 1,129 at 2010^[1]) and it contained 478 housing units.

History

Jefferson Township was organized in 1828. It was named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 47.94 square miles (124.2 km²), of which 47.8 square miles (124 km²) (or 99.71%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km²) (or 0.27%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

Arney at 39°13′07″N 86°55′54″W / 39.2186546°N 86.9316754°W / 39.2186546; -86.9316754
Coal City at 39°13′49″N 87°02′45″W / 39.2303203°N 87.0458444°W / 39.2303203; -87.0458444
Daggett at 39°12′56″N 87°02′20″W / 39.2155983°N 87.0388998°W / 39.2155983; -87.0388998
Hubbell at 39°10′59″N 87°00′44″W / 39.1830989°N 87.0122322°W / 39.1830989; -87.0122322
Stockton at 39°14′20″N 87°01′20″W / 39.2389314°N 87.0222329°W / 39.2389314; -87.0222329

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Bush, Fiscus, Little John, Neihart, Shouse and Winters.

Major highways

U.S. Route 231
Indiana State Road 67

Airports and landing strips

Von Sloughs Airport

School districts

Spencer-Owen Community Schools

Political districts

State House District 46
State Senate District 39

References

"Jefferson Township, Owen County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
IndianaMap

^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 723.