Country United States County Franklin FIPS code 39-38612 Elevation 289 m Population 10,972 (2010) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086106 Local time Friday 2:13 PM | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind NW at 31 km/h, 49% Humidity Area 39.11 km² (38.59 km² Land / 52 ha Water) | ||
Jefferson Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 10,972 people in the township, 10,234 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Jefferson Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county, Jefferson Township consists of a large section and many small "islands". Most of these islands are surrounded by either Gahanna or Columbus, cities that have annexed most of the western and southern parts of the township. The large section borders the following townships and cities:
Besides Gahanna and Columbus, the unincorporated community of Blacklick lies in the southern part of the township.
Name and history
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.