Jefferson Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
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Jefferson Township is one of sixteen townships
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....

 in Elkhart County, Indiana
Elkhart County, Indiana
Elkhart County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. Much of the county is in the Elkhart-Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka Combined Statistical Area...

. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 6,545.

According to 2010 U.S. Census Bureau figures, Jefferson Township, unincorporated except for the site of an undeveloped Goshen industrial park in the township's southern periphery, counted 9,688 residents. That's up 3,143 from 6,545 in 2000 and reflects the largest population increase of any of the 16 townships here in sheer numbers in the decade.

Adjacent townships

  • Washington Township
    Washington Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
    Washington Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 7,019.-Unincorporated towns:* Nibbyville-Cemeteries:...

     (north)
  • York Township
    York Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
    York Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,429.-Geography:York Township covers an area of ; of this is water. Hunter Lake is in this township.-Unincorporated towns:...

     (northeast)
  • Middlebury Township
    Middlebury Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
    Middlebury Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 7,028.-Geography:Middlebury Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Lake Grange...

     (east)
  • Clinton Township
    Clinton Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
    Clinton Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,153.-Geography:Clinton Township covers an area of ; of this is water...

     (southeast)
  • Elkhart Township
    Elkhart Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
    Elkhart Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 33,986.-Adjacent townships:* Jefferson Township * Middlebury Township * Clinton Township...

     (south)
  • Concord Township
    Concord Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
    Concord Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 55,377.-Geography:Concord Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Cities and towns:* Dunlap* Elkhart...

    (west)

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