Jeffersonville Township, Clark County, Indiana

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]

Jeffersonville Township
Township
The Ohio River from Jeffersonville Township
Location of Jeffersonville Township in Clark County
Coordinates: 38°18′57″N 85°44′18″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clark
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	26.88 sq mi (69.6 km2)
• Land	26.57 sq mi (68.8 km2)
• Water	0.31 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation [1]	492 ft (150 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	61,469
• Density	2,223/sq mi (858/km2)
FIPS code	18-38367[3]
GNIS feature ID	453505

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]