Jefferson Township, Greene County, Ohio

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Jefferson Township, Greene County, Ohio
Township
North of Bowersville on 72.jpg
North of Bowersville on State Route 72
Map of Greene County Ohio Highlighting Jefferson Township.png
Location of Jefferson Township in Greene County
Coordinates: 39°35′12″N83°43′56″W / 39.58667°N 83.73222°W / 39.58667; -83.73222
Country United States
State Ohio
County Greene
Area
 • Total28.8 sq mi (74.7 km2)
 • Land28.8 sq mi (74.5 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,050 ft (320 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total1,119
 • Density39/sq mi (15/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-38626 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086168 [1]

Jefferson Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the township population was 1,119.

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Geography

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

The village of Bowersville is located in central Jefferson Township.

Name and history

Jefferson Township was organized in 1858. [4] It is named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States. [5]

It is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide. [6]

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, [7] 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. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Jefferson township, Greene County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Broadstone, Michael A. (1918). History of Greene County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen. p. 351.
  5. ↑ Greene County, 1803-1908. Aldine Publishing House. 1908. p. 101.
  6. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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