THE JEFFERSON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Knobs-Norman Upland setting.
Jefferson township has 48.1 square miles of land in Washington County. Its Census reference point is in Knobs-Norman Upland, within Interior Plateau.
Open hills, irregular plains and tablelands are developed on limestone and other sedimentary rocks. Oak-hickory woodland, local prairie and cedar-glade settings contribute to this diverse inland plateau.
Regional context: Interior Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Jefferson and Washington County
Jefferson is associated with Washington County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Jefferson by land and water
The Census records 0.64 square miles of water within Jefferson, or 1.3% of its total area. It is 0.7 percentage points higher than the 0.6% recorded for Washington County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Jefferson township has 1.3 times the land area of nearby Monroe township (38.4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

