Jefferson Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 958 people in the township,.
Jefferson Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio | |
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 The former Angel Valley School on County Road 49 | |
 Location of Jefferson Township in Tuscarawas County | |
| Coordinates: 40°23′58″N 81°33′30″W / 40.39944°N 81.55833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Tuscarawas |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.4 sq mi (57.9 km2) |
| • Land | 22.3 sq mi (57.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,001 ft (305 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 958 |
| • Density | 43/sq mi (17/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-38836[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1087057[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- York Township - northeast
- Clay Township - southeast
- Salem Township - south
- Adams Township, Coshocton County - southwest corner
- Bucks Township - west
- Auburn Township - northwest
The village of Stone Creek is located in central Jefferson Township.
Name and history
editIt is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide.[4]
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, 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. The current trustees are Perry Beavers, Scott P. Swaldo, and Kenneth Miskimen, and the fiscal officer is Brian Pfeiffer.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Jefferson township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ Tuscarawas County, Ohio — Engineer: Joseph S. Bachman Archived 2007-05-28 at the Wayback Machine. Tuscarawas County. Accessed 2007-06-01.
External links
edit- County website Archived September 30, 2017, at the Wayback Machine