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Jefferson Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census counted 2,797 people in the township.[3]
Jefferson Township, Scioto County, Ohio | |
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Township | |
 Baptist church on Burns Hollow Road | |
 Location of Jefferson Township in Scioto County | |
| Coordinates: 38°53′13″N 82°55′59″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Scioto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.6 sq mi (63.8 km2) |
| • Land | 24.6 sq mi (63.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 942 ft (287 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,797 |
| • Density | 110/sq mi (44/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-38815[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086927[1] |
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Union Township, Pike County - north
- Madison Township - east
- Harrison Township - southeast
- Clay Township - south
- Valley Township - west
- Scioto Township, Pike County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Jefferson Township, although the unincorporated community of Clarktown lies in the township's southeast.
Name and history
Named after Thomas Jefferson,[4] it is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide.[5][6]
Jefferson Township was established prior to 1810.[6]
In 1833, Jefferson Township contained two water power gristmills, one saw mill, and one horse mill and distillery, one tavern and one tan yard.[7]
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,[8] 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.
Ohio Department of Corrections Southern Ohio Correctional Facility is partly in the township.[9]
References
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Jefferson township, Scioto County, Ohio". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
- Bannon, Henry Towne (1927). Stories Old and Often Told, Being Chronicles of Scioto County, Ohio. Baltimore: Waverly Press. p. 274.
- "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- "Portsmouth Area Resource Guide, 2007-2008". The Community Common. 2007-07-29. p. 6.
- Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 256. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Jefferson township, OH" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
Southern Ohio Corr Faclty
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County seat: Portsmouth | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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