Jefferson Township is one of the twelve
townships
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of
Preble County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 3,226 people in the township. The Jefferson community is served by
National Trail High School and the National Trail Local School district.
Interstate 70
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runs along the southern part of the township.
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Harrison Township, Darke County - north
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Butler Township, Darke County - northeast corner
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Monroe Township - east
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Washington Township - southeast corner
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Jackson Township - south
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Wayne Township, Wayne County, Indiana
Wayne Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 41,217 and it contained 19,510 housing units.
History
Wayne Township was organized in 1810.
The Forest Hills Countr ...
- west
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Franklin Township, Wayne County, Indiana
Franklin Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,370 and it contained 534 housing units.
History
Franklin Township was organized in 1834.
Geography
According to ...
- northwest
The village of
New Paris is located in western Jefferson Township.
Name and history
Jefferson Township was organized in 1809, and named for
Thomas Jefferson
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, 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, 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.
Fire and EMS Services
Fire and EMS services are provide
Northwest Fire and Ambulance District. The department is stationed in New Pairs and was originally the New Paris Fire Department. In 1984 the New Paris Community passed a levy to combine the New Paris Fire Department and the New Paris-Jefferson Township Emergency Squad into the Northwest Fire and Ambulance District on January 1, 1985.
They also serve the Northern part of
Jackson Township, Preble County, Ohio
Jackson Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,141 people within the township. The Jackson community is served by National Trail High School and the National Trail Local School Di ...
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Preble County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio