Jefferson Township, Carroll County, Indiana Explained

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:	Carroll
Government Type:	Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:	31.7
Area Land Sq Mi:	30.67
Area Water Sq Mi:	1.03
Population As Of:	2020
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Total:	2275
Population Density Sq Mi:	auto
Elevation Footnotes:	^[2]
Elevation M:	205
Elevation Ft:	673
Coordinates:	40.6958°N -86.7111°W
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-37872^[3]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	453480

Jefferson Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,275 (up from 2,162 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 1,648 housing units.

History

Jefferson Township was organized in 1836.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 96.75%) is land and (or 3.25%) is water.^[4]

Cities and towns

Yeoman

Unincorporated towns

Breezy Point
C and C Beach
Lower Sunset Park
Patton
Roth Park
Sandy Beach
Scarlet Oaks
Terrace Bay
Upper Sunset Park
Walnut Gardens

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

Adjacent townships

Lincoln Township, White County (northeast)
Adams (east)
Tippecanoe (south)
Prairie Township, White County (southwest)
Big Creek Township, White County (west)
Union Township, White County (northwest)

Major highways

U.S. Route 421

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Schock and Yeoman.

Education

Jefferson Township residents may obtain a library card at the Delphi Public Library in Delphi.^[6]

References

- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Jefferson Township, Carroll County, Indiana . . Apr 4, 2024.
Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212200610/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18015 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
Book: History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions . B.F. Bowen . Odell, John Curtis . 1916 . 85.
Web site: Libraries . Carroll County, IN . 4 March 2018 . 4 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180304172803/http://www.carrollcountyindiana.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=181&Itemid=144 . dead .