Country United States County Williams FIPS code 39-38864 Elevation 238 m Local time Friday 2:21 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1087170 Population 2,021 (2000) | |
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Weather -1°C, Wind NW at 31 km/h, 37% Humidity Area 110.6 km² (110.3 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
Jefferson Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,021 people in the township, 1,969 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Jefferson Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
It is one of only two county townships (the other being Superior Township) without a border on another county.
The villages of Holiday City, the smallest village in Williams County, is located in northwestern Jefferson Township, as is a small part of the village of Montpelier.
Name and history
Jefferson Township was named for Thomas Jefferson, 3rd 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.