Jefferson Township, Richland County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Jefferson Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Jefferson Township in Richland County.


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

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area_total_km2 = 94.5
area_land_km2 = 94.5
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 36.5
area_land_sq_mi = 36.5
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4531
population_density_km2 = 47.9
population_density_sq_mi = 124.1

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 379
elevation_ft = 1243
latd = 40 |latm = 36 |lats = 26 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 30 |longs = 29 |longEW = W

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Jefferson Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2000 census found 4,531 people in the township, 2,773 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39139 Richland County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Washington Township - north
*Monroe Township - northeast corner
*Worthington Township - east
*Pike Township, Knox County - southeast corner
*Berlin Township, Knox County - south
*Middlebury Township, Knox County - southwest
*Perry Township - west
*Troy Township - northwest corner

Part of the village of Bellville is located in northern 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 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.richlandcountyoh.us County website]