Jefferson Township, Sullivan County, Indiana

Jefferson Township
—  Township  —
Location in Sullivan County
Coordinates: 38°57′43″N 87°17′19″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Sullivan
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	42.94 sq mi (111.21 km2)
• Land	42.45 sq mi (109.94 km2)
• Water	0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2)  1.14%
Elevation	623 ft (190 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	495
• Density	11.7/sq mi (4.5/km2)
ZIP codes	47528, 47838, 47848, 47882
GNIS feature ID	0453498

Jefferson Township is one of nine townships in Sullivan County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 495.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Jefferson Township covers an area of 42.94 square miles (111.2 km²); of this, 42.45 square miles (109.9 km²) (98.86 percent) is land and 0.49 square miles (1.3 km²) (1.14 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Bucktown at 38.9947665°N 87.2600148°W / 38.9947665; -87.2600148
• Pleasantville at 38.9669891°N 87.2502923°W / 38.9669891; -87.2502923

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

Adjacent townships

• Cass Township (north)
• Stockton Township, Greene County (northeast)
• Stafford Township, Greene County (east)
• Vigo Township, Knox County (south)
• Widner Township, Knox County (southwest)
• Haddon Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Hale, McDade, Pirtle, Posey, Smith and Woodward.

Lakes

• Motorboat Lake
• Red Lake
• South Lake
• T Lake
• Twin Lake

School districts

• Northeast School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 8th congressional district
• State House District 45
• State Senate District 39

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana