Jefferson Township, Pulaski County, Indiana

Jefferson Township
Township
Location in Pulaski County
Location in Pulaski County
Coordinates: 41°02′35″N 86°45′44″W / 41.04306°N 86.76222°W / 41.04306; -86.76222
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyPulaski
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
36.4 sq mi (94 km2)
 • Land36.4 sq mi (94 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
696 ft (212 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
490
 • Density13/sq mi (5.2/km2)
ZIP codes
46996, 47946, 47957
GNIS feature ID453496

Jefferson Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 490 and it contained 228 housing units.[1]

Jefferson Township was organized in 1851, and named after Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States.[2]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890475—
190084778.3%
1910669−21.0%
1920583−12.9%
1930471−19.2%
194058323.8%
1950535−8.2%
19605604.7%
1970491−12.3%
1980482−1.8%
1990414−14.1%
200054631.9%
2010545−0.2%
2020490−10.1%
Source: US Decennial Census[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.4 square miles (94 km2), all land.[4]

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Burroughs, Idle and Koster.

Major highways

Education

  • Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation
  • West Central School Corporation

Jefferson Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac.[5]

Political districts

References

  1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 622.
  3. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "The Library District". Pulaski County Public Library. Retrieved March 14, 2018.