Jefferson TownshipIN
A town of 1,409. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Jefferson Township a good place to live?
Jefferson Township’s best subject grade is a B+ for schools; its weakest is a D− for incomes. 23% of residents live below the poverty line in Jefferson Township, against 10% in Indiana’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 12 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score lower on incomes. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 96% of the country. Only 11 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns score lower on civic life. Jefferson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Jefferson Township stand out
Where Jefferson Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Lone Pine School | 1–8 | 70 |
| Lone Pine School | 1–8 | 70 |
| Aspey Creek School | 1–8 | 56 |
| Widest gap | Jefferson Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 32% | 15.4% |
Jefferson Township has grown 28% since 2010
1,089 counted in 2010 and 1,363 in 2020; an estimated 1,409 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Jefferson Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Jefferson Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Jefferson Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Jefferson Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Jefferson Township.
On state tests, Jefferson Township’s schools beat 73% of Indiana districts
One of its 7 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Pine School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 70 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
A larger share of adults say their health is fair or poor in Jefferson Township than in most of Indiana or the rest of the country
In Jefferson Township, 12% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, above both the Indiana town median (8.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8.1%). Among adults here, 21% report frequent mental distress.
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 21% | 19% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Jefferson Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 32% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.8% | 8.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 22.4% | 14.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A smaller share of working residents in Jefferson Township work locally than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
For Jefferson Township, the typical journey to work is 32 minutes. The top destinations are Berne (21%), Monroe Township (7%) and Geneva (6%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Jefferson Township: four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 19° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 28 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Jefferson Township: inland flooding
FEMA puts 57% of Jefferson Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to tornadoes. Compared with 55% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Jefferson Township once, in 2008.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Jefferson Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Jefferson Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Jefferson Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
1,409 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Jefferson Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Jefferson Township is one of twelve townships in Adams County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,363, up from 1,089 at the previous census. According to the "2020 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates", 33.9% of the township's population spoke only English, while 63.9 spoke an "other [than Spanish] Indo-European language" (basically Pennsylvania German/German).
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- Area
- 24 sq mi
- Elevation
- 860 ft
Questions about Jefferson Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Jefferson Township, IN a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Jefferson Township, IN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.