Jefferson Township, Fayette County, Ohio

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Jefferson Township, Fayette County, Ohio
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Countryside in western Jefferson Township
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Location of Jefferson Township in Fayette County
Coordinates: 39°39′7″N83°34′20″W / 39.65194°N 83.57222°W / 39.65194; -83.57222 Coordinates: 39°39′7″N83°34′20″W / 39.65194°N 83.57222°W / 39.65194; -83.57222
Country United States
State Ohio
County Fayette
Area
 • Total 61.1 sq mi (158.2 km2)
 • Land 61.0 sq mi (158.0 km2)
 • Water 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation [1] 1,050 ft (320 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,636
 • Density 43/sq mi (16.7/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-38598 [2]
GNIS feature ID 1086089 [1]

Jefferson Township is one of the ten townships of Fayette County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 2,636, [3] of whom 1,419 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [4]

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a county. The term town is used in New England, New York, and Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townships.

Fayette County, Ohio County in the United States

Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 29,030. Its county seat is Washington Court House. The county was named for the Marquis de Lafayette, a Frenchman who was an officer in the American Army in the Revolution, when established on March 1, 1810.

Ohio State of the United States of America

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States. Of the fifty states, it is the 34th largest by area, the seventh most populous, and the tenth most densely populated. The state's capital and largest city is Columbus.

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Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

Stokes Township, Madison County, Ohio Township in Ohio, United States

Stokes Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 746 people in the township, 341 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Paint Township, Fayette County, Ohio Township in Ohio, United States

Paint Township is one of the ten townships of Fayette County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,975, of whom 1,037 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Union Township, Fayette County, Ohio Township in Ohio, United States

Union Township is one of the ten townships of Fayette County, Ohio, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 3,733.

Two villages are located in Jefferson Township: Jeffersonville, the second largest municipality in Fayette County, in the center, and part of Octa in the southwest.

Jeffersonville, Ohio Village in Ohio, United States

Jeffersonville is a village in Fayette County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,203 at the 2010 census.

Octa, Ohio Village in Ohio, United States

Octa is a village in Fayette County, Ohio, United States, along Rattlesnake Creek. The population was 59 at the 2010 census.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide. [5]

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, [6] 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Jefferson township, Fayette County, Ohio". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Remainder of Jefferson township, Jefferson township, Fayette County, Ohio". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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