Jefferson Township, Scioto County, Ohio

Jefferson Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census counted 2,797 people in the township.[3]

Jefferson Township, Scioto County, Ohio
Township
Baptist church on Burns Hollow Road
Location of Jefferson Township in Scioto County
Coordinates: 38°53′13″N 82°55′59″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyScioto
Area
 • Total24.6 sq mi (63.8 km2)
 • Land24.6 sq mi (63.8 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation942 ft (287 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,797
 • Density110/sq mi (44/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-38815[2]
GNIS feature ID1086927[1]

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

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,[4] it is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide.[5][6]

Jefferson Township was established prior to 1810.[6]

In 1833, Jefferson Township contained two water power gristmills, one saw mill, and one horse mill and distillery, one tavern and one tan yard.[7]

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,[8] 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. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Jefferson township, Scioto County, Ohio". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  4. Bannon, Henry Towne (1927). Stories Old and Often Told, Being Chronicles of Scioto County, Ohio. Baltimore: Waverly Press. p. 274.
  5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. "Portsmouth Area Resource Guide, 2007-2008". The Community Common. 2007-07-29. p. 6.
  7. Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 256. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  8. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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