Jefferson Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 490 and it contained 228 housing units.[1]

Jefferson Township was organized in 1851, and named after Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States.[2]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890475—
190084778.3%
1910669−21.0%
1920583−12.9%
1930471−19.2%
194058323.8%
1950535−8.2%
19605604.7%
1970491−12.3%
1980482−1.8%
1990414−14.1%
200054631.9%
2010545−0.2%
2020490−10.1%
Source: US Decennial Census[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.4 square miles (94 km2), all land.[4]

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Burroughs, Idle and Koster.

Major highways

Education

  • Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation
  • West Central School Corporation

Jefferson Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac.[5]

Political districts

References

  1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 622.
  3. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  4. ^ "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. ^ "The Library District". Pulaski County Public Library. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Township,_Pulaski_County,_Indiana
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