Jefferson Township, Allen County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°03′02″N 84°56′28″W / 41.05056°N 84.94111°W / 41.05056; -84.94111Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyAllenGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total36.52 sq mi (94.59 km²) • Land36.51 sq mi (94.56 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²) 0.03%Elevation

778 ft (237 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total2,037 • Density58/sq mi (22.3/km²)ZIP codes

46773, 46774, 46797, 46816

GNIS feature ID0453478

Jefferson Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,109.^[2] Jefferson Township was organized in 1840.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[2]

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 / 41.012826; -84.969133
Tillman at 41°01′27″N 84°53′36″W / 41.024215°N 84.893298°W / 41.024215; -84.893298
Zulu at 41°02′13″N 84°53′32″W / 41.036993°N 84.892187°W / 41.036993; -84.892187

(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.^[5]^[6] 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.
^ ^a ^b "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.