Jeffersonville Township, Clark County, Indiana
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Jeffersonville Township is one of twelve 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 Clark County, Indiana
Clark County, Indiana
Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana, located directly across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. At the 2010 Census, the population was 110,232. The county seat is Jeffersonville. Clarksville is also a major city in the county...

. 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 56,695.

Geography

Jeffersonville Township covers an area of 26.84 square miles (69.5 km²); 0.07 square mile (0.1812991677 km²) (0.26 percent) of this is water. Brick House Pond and Silver Lakes are in this township.

Cities and towns

  • Clarksville
    Clarksville, Indiana
    Clarksville is a town in Clark County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River as a part of the Louisville Metropolitan area. The population was 21,724 at the 2010 census. The town, once a home site to George Rogers Clark, was founded in 1783 and is the oldest American town in the Northwest...

     (east three-quarters)
  • Jeffersonville
    Jeffersonville, Indiana
    Jeffersonville is a city in Clark County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. Locally, the city is often referred to by the abbreviated name Jeff. It is directly across the Ohio River to the north of Louisville, Kentucky along I-65. The population was 44,953 at the 2010 census...

     (west three-quarters)
  • Oak Park
    Oak Park, Indiana
    Oak Park is a census-designated place in Clark County, Indiana, United States. The population was 5,379 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oak Park is located at ....

     (west three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

  • Arctic Springs
    Arctic Springs, Indiana
    Arctic Springs is a neighborhood of Jeffersonville, Indiana, one mile east of downtown Jeffersonville, and directly across from Louisville's famed Water Tower. It was established as a resort area full of summer cottages...

  • Blackiston Village
  • Cementville
    Cementville, Indiana
    Cementville is an unincorporated town in Jeffersonville Township, Clark County, Indiana....

  • Port Fulton
    Port Fulton, Indiana
    Port Fulton was a town located two miles up the river from Louisville, within present-day Jeffersonville, Indiana. At its height it stretched from the Ohio River to modern-day 10th Street, and from Crestview to Jefferson/Main Streets....


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

Adjacent townships

  • Silver Creek Township
    Silver Creek Township, Clark County, Indiana
    Silver Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 9,399.-Geography:Silver Creek Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Cities and towns:* Clarksville...

     (north)
  • Utica Township
    Utica Township, Clark County, Indiana
    Utica Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,085.-Geography:Utica Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Cities and towns:* Jeffersonville...

     (northeast)
  • New Albany Township, Floyd County
    New Albany Township, Floyd County, Indiana
    New Albany Township is one of five townships in Floyd County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 48,476.-Geography:New Albany Township covers an area of ; of this is water...

     (west)

Major highways

  • Interstate 65
    Interstate 65
    Interstate 65 is a major Interstate Highway in the United States. The southern terminus is located at an intersection with Interstate 10 in Mobile, Alabama, and its northern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 90 , U.S. Route 12, and U.S...

  • Interstate 265
    Interstate 265
    Interstate 265 is an Interstate Highway ringing the Louisville, Kentucky metropolitan area, which includes southern Indiana, although the Indiana and Kentucky segments remain separate at the present time. In Kentucky it only runs through Jefferson County, from Interstate 71 in northeastern...

  • U.S. Route 31
    U.S. Route 31
    U.S. Route 31 is a long north–south highway connecting northern Michigan to southern Alabama, with its northern terminus at Interstate 75 near Mackinaw City, Michigan, and southern terminus at the combined U.S. Route 90 & U.S. Route 98 at Spanish Fort, Alabama...

  • U.S. Route 460
    U.S. Route 460
    U.S. Route 460 is a spur of U.S. Route 60. It currently runs for 655 miles from Norfolk, Virginia at U.S. Route 60 at Ocean View to Frankfort, Kentucky at U.S. Route 60. It passes through the states of Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky...

  • Indiana State Road 3
    Indiana State Road 3
    State Road 3 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a discontinuous state road running through east central Indiana from near the Michigan state line to near the Ohio River...

  • Indiana State Road 60
    Indiana State Road 60
    State Road 60 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a mostly rural, two-lane highway in the southeastern portion of the state, covering a distance of about .-Route description:...

  • Indiana State Road 131

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