Country United States County Preble FIPS code 39-38780 Elevation 354 m Population 3,309 (2010) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086851 Local time Friday 2:19 PM Area code 937 | |
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Weather 1°C, Wind NW at 26 km/h, 46% Humidity Area 91.94 km² (91.43 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
Jefferson Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 3,309 people in the township, 1,680 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Contents
- Map of Jefferson Township OH 45347 USA
- Geography
- Name and history
- Government
- Fire and EMS Services
- References
Map of Jefferson Township, OH 45347, USA
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of New Paris is located in western Jefferson Township.
Name and history
Jefferson Township was organized in 1809, and named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States. 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.
Fire and EMS Services
Fire and EMS services are provided Northwest Fire and Ambulance District. The department is stationed in New Pairs and was originally the New Paris Fire Department. In 1984 the New Pairs Community passed a levy to combine the New Paris Fire Department and the New Paris-Jefferson Township Emergency Squad into the Northwest Fire and Ambulance District on January 1st, 1985. They also serve the Northern part of Jackson Township, Preble County, Ohio