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Jefferson Township is one of nine townships in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. At the 2010 census, its population was 417 and it contained 234 housing units.[1]

Jefferson Township
Township
Location in Sullivan County
Coordinates: 38°57′43″N 87°17′19″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Sullivan
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	42.95 sq mi (111.2 km2)
• Land	42.42 sq mi (109.9 km2)
• Water	0.53 sq mi (1.4 km2)  1.23%
Elevation	623 ft (190 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	417
• Density	9.8/sq mi (3.8/km2)
ZIP codes	47528, 47838, 47848, 47882
GNIS feature ID	453498

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.95 square miles (111.2 km²), of which 42.42 square miles (109.9 km²) (or 98.77%) is land and 0.53 square miles (1.4 km²) (or 1.23%) is water.[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Bucktown at 38.994767°N 87.260015°W / 38.994767; -87.260015
• Pleasantville at 38.966989°N 87.250292°W / 38.966989; -87.250292

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

Adjacent townships

• Cass Township (north)
• Stockton Township, Greene County (northeast)
• Stafford Township, Greene County (east)
• Vigo Township, Knox County (south)
• Widner Township, Knox County (southwest)
• Haddon Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Hale, McDade, Pirtle, Posey, Smith and Woodward.

Lakes

• Motorboat Lake
• Red Lake
• South Lake
• T Lake
• Twin Lake

School districts

• Northeast School Corporation

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

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