Jefferson Township, Fayette County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Jefferson Township, Fayette County, Ohio

Township

Countryside in western Jefferson Township

Location of Jefferson Township in Fayette County

Coordinates: 39°39′7″N 83°34′20″W﻿ / ﻿39.65194°N 83.57222°W﻿ / 39.65194; -83.57222
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Fayette
Area

• Total

| 61.1 sq mi (158.2 km2)
• Land| 61.0 sq mi (158.0 km2)
• Water| 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation

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| 1,050 ft (320 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 2,607
• Density| 43/sq mi (16/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-38598[3]
GNIS feature ID| 1086089[1]

Jefferson Township is one of the ten townships of Fayette County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,607.

## Geography

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Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

* Stokes Township, Madison County \- north
* Paint Township \- east
* Union Township \- southeast
* Jasper Township \- south
* Silvercreek Township, Greene County \- southwest
* Ross Township, Greene County \- northwest

Two villages are located in Jefferson Township: Jeffersonville, the second largest municipality in Fayette County, in the center, and part of Octa in the southwest.

## Name and history

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

## 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,[5] 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, Fayette County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 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. ^ §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 Fayette County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Washington Court House

City|

* Washington Court House

Map of Ohio highlighting Fayette County

Villages|

* Bloomingburg
* Jeffersonville
* Milledgeville
* New Holland‡
* Octa

Townships|

* Concord
* Green
* Jasper
* Jefferson
* Madison
* Marion
* Paint
* Perry
* Union
* Wayne

CDPs|

* Good Hope
* Pancoastburg

Unincorporated
communities|

* Blessing
* Bookwalter
* Boyds
* Buena Vista
* Cook
* Cunningham
* Eber
* Edgefield
* Fairview
* Georgetown
* Ghormley
* Glendon
* Hagler
* Jasper Mills
* Johnson
* Luttrell
* Madison Mills
* Manara
* McLean
* New Martinsburg
* Parrott
* Plano‡
* Pleasant View
* Rock Mills
* Shady Grove
* South Plymouth
* Staunton
* West Lancaster
* White Oak
* Yankeetown
* Yatesville

Footnotes|

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

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International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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