Jefferson Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
Jefferson Township, Guernsey County, Ohio | |
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 Kennedy Stone House, built c. 1837 | |
 Location of Jefferson Township in Guernsey County | |
| Coordinates: 40°6′26″N 81°29′12″W / 40.10722°N 81.48667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Guernsey |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.4 sq mi (65.9 km2) |
| • Land | 22.6 sq mi (58.5 km2) |
| • Water | 2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 994 ft (303 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 97 |
| • Density | 3.8/sq mi (1.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-38640[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086181[1] |
Jefferson Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. With a population of 97 at the 2020 census, it is the least populous township in Guernsey County, and the second least populous township in Ohio.[4]
Geography
[edit]Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Monroe Township - north
- Washington Township - northeast corner
- Madison Township - east
- Wills Township - southeast
- Center Township - south
- Cambridge Township - southwest
- Liberty Township - west
No municipalities are located in Jefferson Township.
Name and history
[edit]Jefferson Township was established in 1816.[5] It is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide.[6]
Government
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Jefferson township, Guernsey County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Ohio Townships and the U.S. Census". Ohio Township Association. Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ Sarchet, Cyrus Parkinson Beatty (1911). History of Guernsey County, Ohio, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Company. p. 288.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |