Jefferson Township, Wells County, Indiana

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Jefferson Township
Township
Location in Wells County
Location in Wells County
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Country United States
State Indiana
County Wells
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 47.13 sq mi (122.1 km2)
 • Land 46.98 sq mi (121.7 km2)
 • Water 0.15 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.32%
Elevation 830 ft (253 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,762
 • Density 122.6/sq mi (47.3/km2)
ZIP codes 46731, 46777, 46791
GNIS feature ID 0453503

Jefferson Township is one of nine townships in Wells County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,762 and it contained 2,366 housing units.[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 47.13 square miles (122.1 km2), of which 46.98 square miles (121.7 km2) (or 99.68%) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2) (or 0.32%) is water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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  • Kingsland at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Tocsin at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: El Honan, Oak Lawn and Prairie View.

Lakes

  • Moser Lake

School districts

  • Northern Wells Community Schools

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

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