Jefferson Township, Wells County, Indiana

Jefferson Township
Township
Location in Wells County
Coordinates: 40°52′17″N 85°09′07″W / 40.87139°N 85.15194°W / 40.87139; -85.15194Coordinates: 40°52′17″N 85°09′07″W / 40.87139°N 85.15194°W / 40.87139; -85.15194
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	453503

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

Ossian

Unincorporated towns

Greenwood at 40°50′40″N 85°10′37″W / 40.844492°N 85.176915°W / 40.844492; -85.176915
Kingsland at 40°49′48″N 85°10′38″W / 40.830047°N 85.177193°W / 40.830047; -85.177193
Tocsin at 40°49′49″N 85°06′33″W / 40.830325°N 85.109136°W / 40.830325; -85.109136

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

Adjacent townships

Pleasant Township, Allen County (north)
Marion Township, Allen County (northeast)
Preble Township, Adams County (east)
Kirkland Township, Adams County (southeast)
Lancaster Township (south)
Rockcreek Township (southwest)
Union Township (west)
Lafayette Township, Allen County (northwest)

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

Indiana's 6th congressional district
State House District 79
State House District 82
State Senate District 19

References

1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Wells County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Bluffton

City	Bluffton

Towns	Markle‡ Ossian Poneto Uniondale Vera Cruz Zanesville‡

Townships	Chester Harrison Jackson Jefferson Lancaster Liberty Nottingham Rockcreek Union

Unincorporated communities	Craigville Curryville‡ Dillman Domestic Five Points Greenville Greenwood Jeff Keystone Kingsland Liberty Center McNatts Mount Zion Murray North Oaks Nottingham Petroleum Phenix Reiffsburg Riverside Rockford Tocsin Toll Gate Heights Travisville Wellsburg

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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