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Jefferson Township, Preble County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Township in Ohio, US

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official_nameJefferson Township, Preble County, Ohio
settlement_typeTownship
image_skylineGettysburg Ebenezer Mennonite Church.jpg
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image_captionEbenezer Mennonite Church at Gettysburg
image_mapMap of Preble County Ohio Highlighting Jefferson Township.png
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map_captionLocation of Jefferson Township in Preble County
subdivision_typeCountry
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subdivision_type1State
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subdivision_type2County
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area_total_km291.8
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area_water_km20.4
area_total_sq_mi35.5
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area_water_sq_mi0.1
population_as_of2020
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population_total3226
population_density_km235.3
population_density_sq_mi91.4
timezoneEastern (EST)
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Jefferson Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, 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 runs along the southern part of the township.

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Harrison Township, Darke County - north
  • Butler Township, Darke County - northeast corner
  • Monroe Township - east
  • Washington Township - southeast corner
  • Jackson Township - south
  • Wayne Township, Wayne County, Indiana - west
  • Franklin Township, Wayne County, Indiana - 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, 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 provided 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

References

References

  1. "Jefferson township, Preble County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
  2. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  3. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  4. Kilbourn, John. (1833). "The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary". Scott and Wright.
  5. (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  6. [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  7. "History of Northwest Fire and EMS".
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