Jeffersonville Township, Clark County, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°18′57″N 85°44′18″W / 38.31583°N 85.73833°W / 38.31583; -85.73833
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Jeffersonville Township
Township
The Ohio River from Jeffersonville Township
The Ohio River from Jeffersonville Township
Location of Jeffersonville Township in Clark County
Location of Jeffersonville Township in Clark County
Coordinates: 38°18′57″N 85°44′18″W / 38.31583°N 85.73833°W / 38.31583; -85.73833
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClark
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total26.88 sq mi (69.6 km2)
 • Land26.57 sq mi (68.8 km2)
 • Water0.31 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation
[1]
492 ft (150 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total61,469
 • Density2,223/sq mi (858/km2)
FIPS code18-38367[3]
GNIS feature ID453505

Jeffersonville Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 59,062 and it contained 27,023 housing units.[4]

History[edit]

Jeffersonville Township was organized in 1817.[5]

Government[edit]

Jeffersonville Township is governed by the Jeffersonville Township Trustee's office. The current Jeffersonville Trustee is Dale Popp. The Trustee works with a three-person Trustee Advisory Board that consist of Phil Ellis, Brandy Brewer, and Shirley Bell.

Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 26.88 square miles (69.6 km2), of which 26.57 square miles (68.8 km2) (or 98.85%) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.80 km2) (or 1.15%) is water.[4] Brick House Pond and Silver Lakes are in this township.

Cities and towns[edit]

Unincorporated towns[edit]

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

Adjacent townships[edit]

Major highways[edit]

Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains several cemeteries: Applegate, Civil War, Eastern (aka Chestnut Grove Cemetery), Espy, Gilmore, Grayson, Hale McBride Family, Lacassagne/Moore, McBride, McClintick, Old City, Mulberry Street and Chestnut/Market Street, St. Anthony's, Stewart, and Walnut Ridge.[6]

References[edit]

  • "Jeffersonville Township, Clark County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: * Township, Clark County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "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. ^ Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago Printing Company. 1889. pp. 8.
  6. ^ Mauk, Lois. "Clark County, Indiana Cemeteries". usgennet.org. USGenNet. Retrieved September 7, 2014.

External links[edit]

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