Jefferson Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,850 people in the township
Jefferson Township, Muskingum County, Ohio | |
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 Jefferson Township Meeting Hall on Main Street | |
 Location of Jefferson Township in Muskingum County | |
| Coordinates: 40°7′3″N 82°0′42″W / 40.11750°N 82.01167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Muskingum |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.2 sq mi (5.6 km2) |
| • Land | 2.1 sq mi (5.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,850 |
| • Density | 840/sq mi (330/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-38752[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086723[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Madison Township - east
- Cass Township - west
Most of the village of Dresden is located in northern Jefferson Township.
Name and history
editIt is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide.[4]
Jefferson Township was described in 1833 as having one church, two flouring mills, three saw mills, and six physicians.[5]
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,[6] 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, Muskingum County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 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.
- ^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 264. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.