- Jefferson Township, Henry County, Indiana
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Jefferson Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location in Henry County
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subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Henry
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 73.44
area_land_km2 = 73.37
area_water_km2 = 0.07
area_total_sq_mi = 28.36
area_land_sq_mi = 28.33
area_water_sq_mi = 0.03
area_water_percent = 0.1population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1480
population_density_km2 = 20.2
population_density_sq_mi = 52.2elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 316
elevation_ft = 1037
latd = 40
latm = 01
lats = 23
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longd = 85
longm = 26
longs = 37
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footnotes =Jefferson Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County,
Indiana , USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,480 [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=4001&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=06000US1806537998&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .Geography
Jefferson Township covers an area of 28.36 square miles (73.44 square kilometers); of this, 0.03 square miles (0.07 square kilometers) or 0.1 percent is water. The streams of Bethel Brook, Gander Run, Lake Branch and Sulphur Drain run through this township.
Cities and towns
Adjacent townships
* Monroe Township, Delaware County (northeast)
* Prairie Township (east)
* Henry Township (southeast)
* Harrison Township (southwest)
* Fall Creek Township (west)
* Salem Township, Delaware County (northwest)Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries: Bethel and Sharp.
Major highways
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References
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]External links
* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Henry.htm Indiana Township Association page for Henry County]
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