Jefferson Township is one of the fifteen townships of Noble County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 187 people in the township.
Jefferson Township, Noble County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Ogles Ridge Church, south of Middleburg | |
 Location of Jefferson Township in Noble County | |
| Coordinates: 39°39′33″N 81°25′0″W / 39.65917°N 81.41667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Noble |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.8 sq mi (61.5 km2) |
| • Land | 23.7 sq mi (61.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,024 ft (312 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 187 |
| • Density | 7.9/sq mi (3.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-38766[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086746[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Enoch Township - north
- Stock Township - northeast
- Elk Township - east
- Salem Township, Washington County - south
- Aurelius Township, Washington Township - southwest
- Jackson Township - west
- Olive Township - northwest corner
A part of the small village of Dexter City is located in far western 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,[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.
- ^ "Jefferson township, Noble County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 2, 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.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.