Official Name: | Jefferson Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Elkhart |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.02 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 34.88 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.14 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 10989 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 277.7 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 254 |
Elevation Ft: | 833 |
Coordinates: | 41.6489°N -85.8278°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-37944[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 453483 |
Jefferson Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,688,[4] up 3,143 from 6,545 in 2000, the largest numeric increase of any of the 16 townships in Elkhart County over that timespan.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.60%) is land and (or 0.40%) is water.[4]
The township contains four cemeteries: Cornell, Morris, Neff and Pine Creek.