Jefferson Township, Greene County, Ohio

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Jefferson Township, Greene County, Ohio
Township
Location of Jefferson Township in Greene County
Location of Jefferson Township in Greene County
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Country United States
State Ohio
County Greene
Area
 • Total 28.8 sq mi (74.7 km2)
 • Land 28.8 sq mi (74.7 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,050 ft (320 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,109
 • Density 38.4/sq mi (14.8/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-38626[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086168[1]

Jefferson Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,109 people in the township, 819 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

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.

References

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  3. ↑ Greene County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
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  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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