Jefferson Township, Crawford County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Jefferson Township, Crawford County, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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image_caption = A typical view in Jefferson Township from U.S. Route 30


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map_caption = Location of Jefferson Township (red) in Crawford County, next to the city of Crestline (yellow).


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Crawford

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area_total_km2 = 50.0
area_land_km2 = 49.9
area_water_km2 = 0.2
area_total_sq_mi = 19.3
area_land_sq_mi = 19.2
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1677
population_density_km2 = 33.6
population_density_sq_mi = 87.1

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 339
elevation_ft = 1112
latd = 40 |latm = 47 |lats = 6 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 48 |longs = 5 |longEW = W

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blank_info = 39-38570GR|2
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Jefferson Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,677 people in the township, 1,613 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39033 Crawford County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Sandusky Township - north
*Vernon Township - northeast
*Jackson Township - east
*Polk Township - south
*Whetstone Township - west

Parts of two villages are located in Jefferson Township: Crestline in the east, and North Robinson in the west.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

* [http://www.crawford-co.org County website]