Jefferson Township, Allen County, Indiana
Jefferson Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,109. Jefferson Township was organized in 1840.
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.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Jefferson Township covers an area of 36.52 square miles (94.59 km); of this, 36.51 square miles (94.56 km) is land and 0.012 square miles (0.03 km), or 0.03 percent, is water.
Cities, towns, villages
- New Haven (east edge)
Unincorporated towns
- Maples at 41°00′46″N 84°58′09″W / 41.012826°N 84.969133°W
- Tillman at 41°01′27″N 84°53′36″W / 41.024215°N 84.893298°W
- Zulu at 41°02′13″N 84°53′32″W / 41.036993°N 84.892187°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Milan Township (north)
- Maumee Township (northeast)
- Jackson Township (east)
- Monroe Township (southeast)
- Madison Township (south)
- Marion Township (southwest)
- Adams Township (west)
- St. Joseph Township (northwest)
Four Presidents Corners, a monument, was built in 1917 where Jefferson Township meets with Monroe, Madison, and Jackson townships. All four townships are named after presidents.
Cemeteries
The township contains Emmanuel Cemetery.
Major highways
Airports and landing strips
- Casad Industrial Park Airport
- Klines Airport
School districts
- East Allen County Schools
Political districts
- Indiana's 3rd congressional district
- Indiana's 3rd congressional district
- State House District 79
- State House District 85
- State Senate District 14
References
Citations
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Jefferson Township, Allen County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Jefferson township, Allen County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "FOUR PRESIDENTS CORNER". Allen County Public Library Digital Collections. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ "Four Presidents Corners". Allen County Public Library Digital Collections. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
Sources
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
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