Jefferson Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census there were 1,576 people living in the township,[3] 1,515 of whom were in the unincorporated portions of the township.[4]

Jefferson Township, Crawford County, Ohio
Township
Fields south of North Robinson
Location of Jefferson Township (red) in Crawford County, next to the city of Crestline (yellow)
Coordinates: 40°47′6″N 82°48′5″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Crawford
Area
• Total	18.9 sq mi (49.0 km2)
• Land	18.8 sq mi (48.7 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,112 ft (339 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,576
• Density	84/sq mi (32.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-38570[2]
GNIS feature ID	1085940[1]

Geography

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

• Sandusky Township - north
• Vernon Township - northeast
• Jackson Township - east
• Polk Township - south
• Whetstone Township - west

Parts of two villages are located in Jefferson Township: Crestline in the east, and North Robinson in the west. Jefferson Township contains the unincorporated communities of Leesville and Middletown.

Name and history

Jefferson Township was established in 1873. It was named for President Thomas Jefferson.[5]

It is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide.[6]

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,[7] 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