Jefferson Township is one of the twelve
townships of
Greene County,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2020 census the township population was 1,119.
Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Silvercreek Township - north
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Jasper Township, Fayette County - east
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Wilson Township, Clinton County - southeast
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Liberty Township, Clinton County - southwest
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Caesarscreek Township - west
The village of
Bowersville is located in central Jefferson Township.
Name and history
Jefferson Township was organized in 1858. It is named for
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (, 1743July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father and the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He was the primary author of the United States Declaration of Indepe ...
, third President of the United States.
It is one of twenty-four
Jefferson Townships statewide.
Government
The 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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' (ORC) contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments o ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
External links
County website
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Townships in Greene County, Ohio
1858 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1858
Townships in Ohio