Jasper Township, Fayette County, Ohio

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Jasper Township, Fayette County, Ohio
Township
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U.S. Route 22 in Jasper Mills
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Location of Jasper Township in Fayette County
Coordinates: 39°34′32″N83°36′32″W / 39.57556°N 83.60889°W / 39.57556; -83.60889
Country United States
State Ohio
County Fayette
Area
 • Total
41.1 sq mi (106.5 km2)
 • Land41.0 sq mi (106.2 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,037 ft (316 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
703
 • Density17/sq mi (6.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-38388 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086088 [1]

Jasper Township is one of the ten townships of Fayette County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 703.

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Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Two villages are located in Jasper Township: Milledgeville in the north, and part of Octa in the northwest.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1990 839—
2000 8572.1%
2010 745−13.1%
2020 703−5.6%

Name and history

While there is an unincorporated village named Jasper in Newton Township, Pike County, Ohio...this is the only Jasper Township statewide. [4]

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, [5] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Jasper township, Fayette County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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