Jefferson Township, Greene County, Iowa
Jefferson Township is a township in Greene County, Iowa, USA.
Jefferson Township | |
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Coordinates: 42°1′0″N 94°22′36″W / 42.01667°N 94.37667°WCoordinates: 42°1′0″N 94°22′36″W / 42.01667°N 94.37667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Greene |
Settlement | Date |
Area | |
• Total | 6.01 sq mi (15.56 km2) |
• Land | 5.97 sq mi (15.46 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
Elevation | 1,066 ft (325 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,215 |
• Estimate (2019)[3] | 4,102 |
• Density | 687.33/sq mi (265.39/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 50129 |
Area code(s) | 515 |
FIPS code | 19-39450 |
GNIS feature ID | 0457919 |
Website | City of Jefferson |
History[]
In 1854, Jefferson Township was established in Greene County, Iowa.[4] It was one of three townships in Greene County at the time, along with Kendrick and Washington townships, and it encompassed the middle half of the county.[5] It remained this way until it was split into multiple smaller townships, with the name Jefferson Township being given to the northwest corner of the survey township on which the town of Jefferson stood. The other three-quarters of a survey township was named Grant Township.[6]
Geography[]
Jefferson Township is one of four townships in Greene County that is not a Survey Township, along with Grant Township, , and .[7] It is now defined by the city limits of the town by the same name.
Demographics[]
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2019 (est.) | 4,102 | [3] | |
References[]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ Stillman, Edwin B. (1907). Past and Present of Greene County, Iowa. Brookhaven Press. p. 25.
- ^ Stillman, Edwin B. (1907). Past and Present of Greene County, Iowa. Brookhaven Press. p. 25.
- ^ Stillman, Edwin B. (1907). Past and Present of Greene County, Iowa. Brookhaven Press. p. 46.
- ^ Stillman, Edwin B. (1907). Past and Present of Greene County, Iowa. Brookhaven Press. p. 30.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- Jefferson, Iowa
- Townships in Greene County, Iowa
- Townships in Iowa
- 1854 establishments in Iowa
- Populated places established in 1854
- Northwest Iowa geography stubs