Country United States FIPS code 39-38766 Elevation 312 m Local time Friday 2:18 PM | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086746 Area 61.5 km² Population 284 (2000) | |
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Jefferson Township is one of the fifteen townships of Noble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 284 people in the township, 183 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Jefferson Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
A part of the small village of Dexter City is located in far western Jefferson 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.