Jefferson Township, Jefferson County, Kansas
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Jefferson Township is a township
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 in Jefferson County
Jefferson County, Kansas
Jefferson County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 19,126. Its county seat is Oskaloosa, and its most populous city is Valley Falls...

, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...

, USA
United States
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. 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 1,240.

Geography

Jefferson Township covers an area of 58.25 square miles (150.87 square kilometers); of this, 0.14 square miles (0.36 square kilometers) or 0.24 percent is water. The stream of Indian Creek runs through this township.

Unincorporated towns

  • Boyle
  • Dunavant

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

Adjacent townships

  • Easton Township, Leavenworth County (east)
  • Alexandria Township, Leavenworth County (southeast)
  • Union Township
    Union Township, Jefferson County, Kansas
    Union Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,672.-Geography:Union Township covers an area of 42.83 square miles ; of this, 0.13 square miles or 0.3 percent is water...

     (south)
  • Oskaloosa Township
    Oskaloosa Township, Jefferson County, Kansas
    Oskaloosa Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,142.-Geography:Oskaloosa Township covers an area of 57.61 square miles ; of this, 0.1 square miles or 0.17 percent is water...

     (southwest)
  • Ozawkie Township
    Ozawkie Township, Jefferson County, Kansas
    Ozawkie Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,408.-Geography:Ozawkie Township covers an area of 42.78 square miles ; of this, 5.45 square miles or 12.74 percent is water...

     (southwest)
  • Delaware Township
    Delaware Township, Jefferson County, Kansas
    Delaware Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,034.-Geography:Delaware Township covers an area of 88.54 square miles ; of this, 0.1 square miles or 0.11 percent is water...

     (west)
  • Norton Township
    Norton Township, Jefferson County, Kansas
    Norton Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 955.-Geography:Norton Township covers an area of 39.06 square miles ; of this, 0.12 square miles or 0.3 percent is water...

     (northwest)

Major highways

  • U.S. Route 59
  • K-16
    K-16 (Kansas highway)
    K-16 is a state highway in Kansas. It starts at a junction with U.S. Highway 77 just north of Randolph and ends in Tonganoxie with U.S. 24 and U.S. 40.-Route description:...

  • K-192

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