Jefferson Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,482 and it contained 1,514 housing units.

History

Jefferson Township was organized in 1834.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.66 sqmi, of which 27.61 sqmi (or 99.82%) is land and 0.05 sqmi (or 0.18%) is water. The streams of Awl Branch, Bat Branch, Bear Creek, Brick Creek, Civil Run, Hartley Run, Morgan Creek, Nettle Creek, Price Creek, Ulrich Creek, Value Run, West Lawn Run and White Branch run through this township.

Cities and towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Olive Branch, Brick Church, Ulrich, St. Jacobs Lutheran, Felton Family, Baldridge, Unnamed, and West Lawn.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Education

Jefferson Township is served by the Hagerstown-Jefferson Township Public Library.