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Jefferson Township, Richland County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Township in Ohio, US

FieldValue
official_nameJefferson Township, Richland County, Ohio
settlement_typeTownship
image_skylineMann and Poorman, Jefferson Township.jpg
imagesize250px
image_captionFields west of Bellville
image_mapJefferson Richland.PNG
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of Jefferson Township in Richland County.
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Ohio
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Richland
unit_prefImperial
area_total_km294.5
area_land_km294.5
area_water_km20.0
area_total_sq_mi36.5
area_land_sq_mi36.5
area_water_sq_mi0.0
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total4905
population_density_km2auto
population_density_sq_miauto
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m379
elevation_ft1243
coordinates
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info39-38794
blank1_nameGNIS feature ID
blank1_info1086877

Jefferson Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2020 census found 4,905 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Washington Township - north
  • Monroe Township - northeast corner
  • Worthington Township - east
  • Pike Township, Knox County - southeast corner
  • Berlin Township, Knox County - south
  • Middlebury Township, Knox County - southwest
  • Perry Township - west
  • Troy Township - northwest corner

Part of the village of Bellville is located in northern Jefferson Township. Bangorville, an unincorporated community, is in the southwest corner of the township.

Name and history

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.

References

References

  1. "Jefferson township, Richland 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. (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  5. [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.
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