New Jasper Township is one of the twelve
townships
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of
Greene County,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2020 census, the population was 2,639.
Geography
Located in the east central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Cedarville Township - north
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Ross Township - northeast
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Silvercreek Township - southeast
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Caesarscreek Township - south
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Xenia Township - west
No municipalities are located in New Jasper Township, although part of the
census-designated place
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of
Shawnee Hills
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is located in the township's east.
Name and history
New Jasper Township was established in 1853.
It is the only New Jasper Township 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.
Notable people
*Darrell McCall
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, country music singer
References
External links
New Jasper Township official websiteCounty website
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Townships in Greene County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio
1853 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1853