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A township of 1,799 people in Jefferson County, Indiana
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Township in Indiana, United States
1,600Population
27.6 sq miArea
741 ftElevation

Republican Township is one of ten townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,600 and it contained 663 housing units. Republican Township was created on March 12, 1817, by the Jefferson County Common Pleas Court. It has had the following post offices, which are no longer in operation: Hargan (June 4, 1884 – July 29, 1898); Ramsey's Mills (Dec. 19, 1832-Jan. 14, 1848); Swanville (June 10, 1847-Oct. 23, 1866) and (Jan. 8, 1867-Jan. 15, 1907). There is no active post office in the township. Ramseys Mills Post Office was renamed Kent, which operated from Jan. 14, 1848 until March 26, 1965, when mail service was transferred to Madison. Its a…

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Norton Scott HospitalScottsburg · 12.3 mi · ER · rural critical access
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