Jefferson Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Jefferson Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio

Township

Giddings Road Covered Bridge

Location of Jefferson Township in Ashtabula County

Coordinates: 41°44′41″N 80°45′46″W﻿ / ﻿41.74472°N 80.76278°W﻿ / 41.74472; -80.76278
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Ashtabula
Area

• Total

| 25.9 sq mi (67.0 km2)
• Land| 25.8 sq mi (66.7 km2)
• Water| 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation

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| 906 ft (276 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 5,317
• Density| 204/sq mi (78.8/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

44047

Area code| 440
FIPS code| 39-38514[2]
GNIS feature ID| 1085729[1]

Jefferson Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,317 at the 2020 census.[3]

## Geography

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Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:

* Plymouth Township \- north
* Sheffield Township \- northeast corner
* Denmark Township \- east
* Dorset Township \- southeast corner
* Lenox Township \- south
* Morgan Township \- southwest corner
* Austinburg Township \- west
* Saybrook Township \- northwest corner

The village of Jefferson, the county seat of Ashtabula County, is located in central Jefferson Township.

## Name and history

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It is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide.[4]

The township was first settled in 1805 by former Connecticut resident Michael Webster.[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. Currently, the board is composed of chairwoman Charlene Kusar and members Martha Demshar and John Wayman.[5]

## 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. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ "Jefferson township, Ashtabula County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
5. ^ a b Ashtabula County, Ohio Archived 2007-11-07 at the Wayback Machine Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.
6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

## External links

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* Jefferson Area Chamber of Commerce
* County website

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Municipalities and communities of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Jefferson

Cities|

* Ashtabula
* Conneaut
* Geneva

Map of Ohio highlighting Ashtabula County

Villages|

* Andover
* Geneva-on-the-Lake
* Jefferson
* North Kingsville
* Orwell
* Roaming Shores
* Rock Creek

Townships|

* Andover
* Ashtabula
* Austinburg
* Cherry Valley
* Colebrook
* Denmark
* Dorset
* Geneva
* Harpersfield
* Hartsgrove
* Jefferson
* Kingsville
* Lenox
* Monroe
* Morgan
* New Lyme
* Orwell
* Pierpont
* Plymouth
* Richmond
* Rome
* Saybrook
* Sheffield
* Trumbull
* Wayne
* Williamsfield
* Windsor

CDPs|

* Austinburg
* Edgewood
* Kingsville
* Saybrook-on-the-Lake

Unincorporated
communities|

* Dorset
* Eagleville
* Footville
* Griggs Corners
* Kelloggsville
* Pierpont
* Stanhope‡
* Unionville
* Wick
* Williamsfield

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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