Jefferson Township, Scioto County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Jefferson Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
nickname =
motto =

imagesize =
image_caption =


image_

mapsize = 250x200px
map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Scioto County.


mapsize1 =
map_caption1 =

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

government_footnotes =
government_type =
leader_title =
leader_name =
leader_title1 =
leader_name1 =
established_title =
established_date =

unit_pref = Imperial
area_footnotes =

area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 63.8
area_land_km2 = 63.8
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 24.6
area_land_sq_mi = 24.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 2751
population_density_km2 = 43.2
population_density_sq_mi = 111.8

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 287
elevation_ft = 942
latd = 38 |latm = 53 |lats = 13 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 55 |longs = 59 |longEW = W

postal_code_type =
postal_code =
area_code =
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 39-38815GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1086927GR|3
website =
footnotes =

Jefferson Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,751 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=390145 Scioto County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Union Township, Pike County - north
*Madison Township - east
*Harrison Township - southeast
*Clay Township - south
*Valley Township - west
*Scioto Township, Pike County - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Jefferson Township, although the unincorporated community of Clarktown lies in the township's southeast.

Name and history

Named after Thomas Jefferson, it is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide.cite news|title=Portsmouth Area Resource Guide, 2007-2008|publisher="The Community Common"|page=6|date=2007-07-29|accessdate=2007-07-29]

Jefferson Township was established prior to 1810.

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.sciotocountyohio.com County website]