Jennings Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,002 people in the township.
Jennings Township, Putnam County, Ohio | |
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 Road U in Rushmore | |
 Location of Jennings Township in Putnam County | |
| Coordinates: 40°53′21″N 84°17′17″W / 40.88917°N 84.28806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Putnam |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.3 sq mi (73.4 km2) |
| • Land | 28.3 sq mi (73.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 745 ft (227 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,002 |
| • Density | 71/sq mi (27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-38976[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086860[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Jackson Township – north
- Union Township – northeast corner
- Sugar Creek Township – east
- Sugar Creek Township, Allen County – southeast corner
- Marion Township, Allen County – south
- Washington Township, Van Wert County – southwest
- Monterey Township – northwest
The village of Fort Jennings is located in northwestern Jennings Township.
Name and history
editJennings Township was organized in the 1830s, but the exact date is uncertain since records were destroyed.[4] Statewide, the only other Jennings Township is located in Van Wert County.
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,[5] 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.
- ^ "Jennings township, Putnam County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Kinder, George D. (1915). History of Putnam County, Ohio : its peoples, industries, and institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 121.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.