Jefferson Township, Morgan County, Indiana

Jefferson Township
—  Township  —
Location in Morgan County
Coordinates: 39°27′07″N 86°29′40″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Morgan
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	35.68 sq mi (92.42 km2)
• Land	35.47 sq mi (91.86 km2)
• Water	0.22 sq mi (0.56 km2)  0.61%
Elevation	620 ft (189 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	3,281
• Density	92.5/sq mi (35.7/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	46151, 46166
GNIS feature ID	0453491

Jefferson Township is one of fourteen townships in Morgan County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,281.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Jefferson Township covers an area of 35.68 square miles (92.4 km²); of this, 35.47 square miles (91.9 km²) (99.39 percent) is land and 0.22 square miles (0.57 km²) (0.61 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Browns Crossing at 39.406436°N 86.5055524°W / 39.406436; -86.5055524
• Hyndsdale at 39.4158805°N 86.4847184°W / 39.4158805; -86.4847184

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Bethlehem, Foster, Hynds, Mount Gilead, Schultz and Stout.

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 44
• Indiana State Road 67

School districts

• Metropolitan School District of Martinsville Schools

Political districts

• Indiana's 4th congressional district
• State House District 47
• State Senate District 37

References

• "Jefferson Township, Morgan County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453491. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Jefferson Township