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Jefferson Township, Coshocton County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Coshocton

FIPS code
  
39-38556

Elevation
  
242 m

Local time
  
Friday 2:12 PM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1085917

Population
  
1,500 (2010)

Jefferson Township, Coshocton County, Ohio

Weather
  
0°C, Wind NW at 26 km/h, 56% Humidity

Area
  
68.27 km² (68.17 km² Land / 8 ha Water)

Jefferson Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census reported 1,500 people living in the township, 687 of whom were in the unincorporated portions.

Contents

Map of Jefferson Township, OH, USA

Geography

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

  • Monroe Township - north
  • Clark Township - northeast corner
  • Bethlehem Township - east
  • Jackson Township - southeast corner
  • Bedford Township - south
  • Perry Township - southwest corner
  • Newcastle Township - west
  • Tiverton Township - northwest corner
  • Two villages are located in Jefferson Township: Nellie in the west, and Warsaw in the east.

    Name and history

    Jefferson Township was organized in 1826.

    It is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide.

    Government

    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, 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

    Jefferson Township, Coshocton County, Ohio Wikipedia