Jefferson Township (Cass County) is a township in Cass County, Michigan, home to about 2,578 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 49031 and 49112.
Homes sold for a median of $161 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population2,57874 per sq mi
Median home value$268,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$161Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Ontwa; part is in Jefferson Township (Cass County)
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Around Jefferson Township (Cass County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)75 miles away
Closer regional airport
South Bend International Airport (SBN)19 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Fort Wayne, IN69 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL86 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Jefferson Township (Cass County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Jefferson Township (Cass County)
U.S. Representative · Michigan’s 5th DistrictTim Walberg (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Jefferson Township (Cass County) had 2,590 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.
It’s the 677th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Cass County grew from 20,876 residents in 1900 to 51,589 in 2020.
Cass County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 41.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dowagiac 1 W, MI weather station (11 miles away).
Jobs in Cass County
7,632 jobs at 777 businesses in Cass County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
86 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Jefferson Township (Cass County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Ascension Borgess Lee HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Dowagiac10.2 miles
Elkhart General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Elkhart10.4 miles
Unity Physicians HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Mishawaka14.0 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
10
Specialist doctors
2
Dentists
7
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
12
Mental health providers
40
Physical and occupational therapists
10
Optometrists
1
Chiropractors
4
Pharmacies
3
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Jefferson Township (Cass County)
Parks (5 nearby)
Diamond Lake Public Access · 12 acres2.3 mi
Log Cabin Park · 1 acres3.3 mi
Stone Lake Beach · 1 acres3.5 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Rite Aid3.7 mi
Libraries
Cass District Library-Cassopolis4.3 mi
Edwardsburg Public Library6.0 mi
Cass District Library-Kessington7.9 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Pioneer Log Cabin Museum3.3 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Heritage Southwest Intermediate School District, Cassopolis Public Schools, Edwardsburg Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(11)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Brookside Learning CenterCassopolis
Pre-K–12
64
Special Education
5.3 mi
Sam Adams Elementary SchoolCassopolis
Pre-K–5
368
Public
3.6 mi
Edwardsburg Primary SchoolEdwardsburg
K–1
342
Public
6.2 mi
Eagle Lake Elementary SchoolEdwardsburg
2–3
385
Public
4.5 mi
Edwardsburg Intermediate SchoolEdwardsburg
4–5
361
Public
6.3 mi
Cassopolis Middle SchoolCassopolis
6–8
188
Public
3.9 mi
Edwardsburg Middle SchoolEdwardsburg
6–8
612
Public
6.4 mi
Cassopolis Alternative EdCassopolis
9–12
16
Alternative Education
2.6 mi
Cassopolis High SchoolCassopolis
9–12
281
Public
2.6 mi
Edwardsburg Alternative Learning CenterEdwardsburg
9–12
46
Alternative Education
6.5 mi
Edwardsburg High SchoolEdwardsburg
9–12
773
Public
6.4 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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