Jeffersonville Township, Clark County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°18′57″N 85°44′18″W / 38.31583°N 85.73833°W / 38.31583; -85.73833CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyClarkGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total26.88 sq mi (69.6 km²) • Land26.57 sq mi (68.8 km²) • Water0.31 sq mi (0.8 km²)Elevation

^[1]

492 ft (150 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total61,469 • Density2,223/sq mi (858/km²)FIPS code18-38367^[3]GNIS feature ID453505

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 26.88 square miles (69.6 km²), of which 26.57 square miles (68.8 km²) (or 98.85%) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.80 km²) (or 1.15%) is water.^[4] Brick House Pond and Silver Lakes are in this township.

Cities and towns

Clarksville (east three-quarters)
Jeffersonville (west three-quarters)
Oak Park (west three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

Arctic Springs
Blackiston Village
Cementville
Port Fulton

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

Adjacent townships

Silver Creek Township (north)
Utica Township (northeast)
New Albany Township, Floyd County (west)

Major highways

Interstate 65
Interstate 265
U.S. Route 31
State Road 3
State Road 60
State Road 131

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

"Jeffersonville Township, Clark County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: * Township, Clark County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago Printing Company. 1889. pp. 8.
^ Mauk, Lois. "Clark County, Indiana Cemeteries". usgennet.org. USGenNet. Retrieved September 7, 2014.