Country United States County Putnam FIPS code 39-38976 Elevation 227 m Local time Friday 6:12 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086860 Area 73.3 km² Population 1,968 (2000) | |
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Weather -2°C, Wind NW at 27 km/h, 37% Humidity | ||
Jennings Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,968 people in the township, 1,536 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Jennings Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Fort Jennings is located in northwestern Jennings Township.
Name and history
Jennings Township was organized in the 1830s, but the exact date is uncertain since records were destroyed. Statewide, the only other Jennings Township is located in Van Wert County.
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.