Jefferson Township, Cass County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°46′44″N 86°31′30″W / 40.77889°N 86.52500°W / 40.77889; -86.52500CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyCassGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total36.1 sq mi (93.51 km²) • Land35.76 sq mi (92.62 km²) • Water0.35 sq mi (0.89 km²)Elevation

^[1]

709 ft (216 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,297 • Density36/sq mi (14/km²)FIPS code18-37890^[3]GNIS feature ID453481

Jefferson Township is one of fourteen townships in Cass County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,297 (down from 1,452 at 2010^[4]) and contained 580 housing units.

History

Jefferson Township was organized in 1831.^[5] It was named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States.^[6]

Geography

Jefferson Township covers an area of 36.1 square miles (93 km²); 0.35 square miles (0.91 km²) (0.97 percent) of this is water. Lake Cicott is in this township.

Unincorporated towns

Lake Cicott

Adjacent townships

Boone (north)
Harrison (northeast)
Noble (east)
Clinton (southeast)
Liberty Township, Carroll County (south)
Adams Township, Carroll County (southwest)
Jackson Township, White County (west)
Cass Township, White County (northwest)

Major highways

U.S. Route 24

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Davis and Zion. Davis Cemetery is located a mile east of Burnettsville and a half mile east of the White County-Cass county line, and is commonly referred to as the Davis Cemetery Burnettsville in obituaries. It was also known as the Winegardner Cemetery.

References

"Jefferson Township, Cass County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Jefferson Township, Cass County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jefferson township, Cass County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
^ Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 618.
^ Helm, Thomas B. (1878). History of Cass County, Indiana. Kingman Bros. p. 35.