Jefferson Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 1,461 people living in the township.
Jefferson Township, Coshocton County, Ohio | |
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 Fields east of Walhonding, Ohio | |
 Location of Jefferson Township in Coshocton County | |
| Coordinates: 40°20′14″N 82°1′24″W / 40.33722°N 82.02333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Coshocton |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.36 sq mi (68.26 km2) |
| • Land | 26.32 sq mi (68.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 794 ft (242 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,461 |
| • Density | 55/sq mi (21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-38556[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085917[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Monroe Township - north
- Clark Township - northeast corner
- Bethlehem Township - east
- Jackson Township - southeast corner
- Bedford Township - south
- Perry Township - southwest corner
- Newcastle Township - west
- Tiverton Township - northwest corner
Two villages are located in Jefferson Township: Nellie in the west, and Warsaw in the east.
Name and history
editJefferson Township was organized in 1826.[4][5]
It is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide.[6]
Government
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Jefferson township, Coshocton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. A. A. Graham. pp. 513.
coshocton county ohio history.
- ^ Hunt, William Ellis (1876). Historical Collections of Coshocton County, Ohio. R. Clarke & Company. pp. 3.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.