Jefferson Township, Knox County, Ohio
Township
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Location of Jefferson Township in Knox County.
Location of Jefferson Township in Knox County.
Coordinates: 40°30′54″N 82°14′0″W / 40.51500°N 82.23333°W / 40.51500; -82.23333
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyKnox
Area
 • Total32.9 sq mi (85.1 km2)
 • Land32.8 sq mi (85.0 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,030 ft (314 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total768
 • Density23/sq mi (9.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-38668[3]
GNIS feature ID1086402[1]

Jefferson Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 768 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Jefferson Township.

Name and history

Jefferson Township was organized in 1829.[4] It is named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States.[5]

It is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide.[6]

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,[7] 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.

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Jefferson township, Knox County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Norton, Anthony Banning (1862). A History of Knox County, Ohio, from 1779 to 1862 Inclusive: Comprising Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes and Incidents of Men Connected with the County from Its First Settlement. R. Nevins, printer. pp. 313.
  5. ^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. pp. 493.
  6. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  7. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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Municipalities and communities of Knox County, Ohio, United States
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