Jeffersonville Township, Clark County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Jeffersonville Township
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:300px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clark
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:26.88
Area Land Sq Mi:26.57
Area Water Sq Mi:0.31
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:61469
Population Density Sq Mi:2223
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:150
Elevation Ft:492
Coordinates:38.3158°N -85.7383°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-38367[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453505

Jeffersonville Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 59,062 and it contained 27,023 housing units.[4]

History

Jeffersonville Township was organized in 1817.[5]

Government

Jeffersonville Township is governed by the Jeffersonville Township Trustee's office. The current Jeffersonville Trustee is Dale Popp. The Trustee works with a three-person Trustee Advisory Board that consist of Phil Ellis, Brandy Brewer, and Shirley Bell.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.85%) is land and (or 1.15%) is water.[4] Brick House Pond and Silver Lakes are in this township.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains several cemeteries: Applegate, Civil War, Eastern (aka Chestnut Grove Cemetery), Espy, Gilmore, Grayson, Hale McBride Family, Lacassagne/Moore, McBride, McClintick, Old City, Mulberry Street and Chestnut/Market Street, St. Anthony's, Stewart, and Walnut Ridge.[6]

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: * Township, Clark County, Indiana . . March 21, 2024.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212200302/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18019 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  5. Book: Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana . Chicago Printing Company . 1889 . 8.
  6. Web site: Mauk. Lois. Clark County, Indiana Cemeteries. usgennet.org. USGenNet. 7 September 2014.