Jefferson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships with similar names, see Jefferson Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).
Jefferson Township,
Dauphin County,
Pennsylvania
Township
Powells Valley Road in rural Jefferson Township
Powells Valley Road in rural Jefferson Township
Location in Dauphin County and state of Pennsylvania.
Location in Dauphin County and state of Pennsylvania.
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyDauphin
Area
[1]
 • Total24.36 sq mi (63.08 km2)
 • Land24.36 sq mi (63.08 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total358 Decrease
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
358
 • Density15.44/sq mi (5.96/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code717
FIPS code42-043-37864
Websitewww.jeffersontownshippa.org

Jefferson Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 358 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]

Jefferson Township was formed in 1842 and named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States.[3]

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Notes and Queries, Historical, Biographical and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania. Harrisburg Publishing Company. 1895. p. 21.