title: Jefferson Township, Jefferson County, Kansas
text: # Jefferson Township, Jefferson County, Kansas
  
  Jefferson Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,240.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Jefferson Township covers an area of 58.25 square miles (150.87 square kilometers); of this, 0.14 square miles (0.36 square kilometers) or 0.24 percent is water. The stream of Indian Creek runs through this township.
  
  ### Cities and towns
  
  * Winchester
  
  ### Unincorporated towns
  
  * Boyle
  * Dunavant
  
  (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
  
  ### Adjacent townships
  
  * Easton Township, Leavenworth County (east)
  * Alexandria Township, Leavenworth County (southeast)
  * Union Township (south)
  * Oskaloosa Township (southwest)
  * Ozawkie Township (southwest)
  * Delaware Township (west)
  * Norton Township (northwest)
  
  ### Cemeteries
  
  The township contains three cemeteries: Hulls Grove, Spring Grove and Wise.
  
  ### Major highways
  
  * U.S. Route 59
  * K-16
  * K-192
  