Jefferson Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,433 people in the township, 872 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Jefferson Township, Brown County, Ohio
Township
Farmstead southeast of Russellville
Location of Jefferson Township in Brown County
Coordinates: 38°51′21″N 83°47′28″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Brown
Area
• Total	23.47 sq mi (60.78 km2)
• Land	23.45 sq mi (60.74 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation [1]	925 ft (282 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,433
• Density	61/sq mi (23.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-38528[2]
GNIS feature ID	1085799[1]

Geography

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

• Jackson Township - northeast
• Byrd Township - southeast
• Union Township - south
• Pleasant Township - west
• Franklin Township - northwest

The village of Russellville is located in northern Jefferson Township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide.[4]

Jefferson Township was established in 1853 from land given by Byrd Township.[5]

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,[6] 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

External links

• County website