Jefferson Township, Madison County, Ohio

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Jefferson Township, Madison County, Ohio
Township
House and farm fields south of West Jefferson
House and farm fields south of West Jefferson
Location of Jefferson Township in Madison County
Location of Jefferson Township in Madison County
Coordinates: 39°56′50″N 83°16′51″W / 39.94722°N 83.28083°W / 39.94722; -83.28083
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyMadison
Area
 • Total
42.1 sq mi (109.1 km2)
 • Land42.1 sq mi (109.1 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
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919 ft (280 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
7,212
 • Density170/sq mi (66/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-38696[3]
GNIS feature ID1086544[1]

Jefferson Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 7,212 people in the township.

Geography

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Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders Franklin County, Ohio and the following townships:

The village of West Jefferson is located in central Jefferson Township, along with the village of Gillivan, Ohio.

Name and history

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It is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide.[4] The township's first settler, Michael Johnson, settled there in either 1796 or 1797.[5]

Government

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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.

References

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  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Jefferson township, Madison County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 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. ^ Bryan, Chester Edwin (1915). History of Madison County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions, with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. Windmill Publications.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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