Jefferson Township, Crawford County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Jefferson Township, Crawford County, Ohio

Township

Fields south of North Robinson

Location of Jefferson Township (red) in Crawford County, next to the city of Crestline (yellow)

Coordinates: 40°47′6″N 82°48′5″W﻿ / ﻿40.78500°N 82.80139°W﻿ / 40.78500; -82.80139
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Crawford
Area

• Total

| 18.9 sq mi (49.0 km2)
• Land| 18.8 sq mi (48.7 km2)
• Water| 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation

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| 1,112 ft (339 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 1,562
• Density| 83/sq mi (32/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-38570[3]
GNIS feature ID| 1085940[1]

Jefferson Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census there were 1,562 people living in the township.

## Geography

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

* Sandusky Township \- north
* Vernon Township \- northeast
* Jackson Township \- east
* Polk Township \- south
* Whetstone Township \- west

Parts of two villages are located in Jefferson Township: Crestline in the east, and North Robinson in the west. Jefferson Township contains the unincorporated communities of Leesville and Middletown.

## Name and history

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Jefferson Township was established in 1873. It was named for President Thomas Jefferson.[4]

It is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide.[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, Crawford County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ History of Crawford County and Ohio. Baskin & Battey. 1881. pp. 636.
5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

## External links

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* County website

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Municipalities and communities of Crawford County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Bucyrus

Cities|

* Bucyrus
* Galion‡

Map of Ohio highlighting Crawford County

Villages|

* Chatfield
* Crestline‡
* New Washington
* North Robinson
* Tiro

Townships|

* Auburn
* Bucyrus
* Chatfield
* Cranberry
* Dallas
* Holmes
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Liberty
* Lykens
* Polk
* Sandusky
* Texas
* Tod
* Vernon
* Whetstone

CDPs|

* Oceola
* Sulphur Springs

Unincorporated
communities|

* Benton
* Brokensword
* DeKalb
* Leesville
* Lykens
* Mechanicsburg
* Middletown
* Monnett
* New Winchester
* Olentangy
* Waynesburg
* West Liberty

Footnotes|

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

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