Jefferson Township, Wayne County, Indiana

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Jefferson Township
Location in Wayne County
Coordinates: 39°54′40″N 85°08′51″W / 39.91111, -85.1475
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Wayne
Area
- Total	27.69 sq mi (71.72 km²)
- Land	27.68 sq mi (71.68 km²)
- Water	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km²)  0.06%
Elevation	1,037 ft (316 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	3,427
- Density	123.8/sq mi (47.8/km²)
GNIS feature ID	0453502

Jefferson Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,427.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Cities and towns 1.2 Adjacent townships 1.3 Cemeteries 1.4 Major highways 1.5 Airports and landing strips 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Geography

Jefferson Township covers an area of 27.69 square miles (71.72 square kilometers); of this, 0.02 square miles (0.04 square kilometers) or 0.06 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Scout Lake. The streams of Awl Branch, Bat Branch, Bear Creek, Brick Creek, Civil Run, Hartley Run, Morgan Creek, Nettle Creek, Price Creek, Ulrich Creek, Value Run, West Lawn Run and White Branch run through this township.

[edit] Cities and towns

• Hagerstown

[edit] Adjacent townships

• Dalton Township (north)
• Perry Township (northeast)
• Clay Township (east)
• Harrison Township (southeast)
• Jackson Township (south)
• Liberty Township, Henry County (west)

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Awl Branch, Brick Church, Ulrich and West Lawn.

[edit] Major highways

• Indiana State Road 1
• Indiana State Road 38

[edit] Airports and landing strips

• Hagerstown Airport

[edit] References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

[edit] External links

• Indiana Township Association page for Wayne County

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