Jefferson Township (Adams County, Ohio)

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Jefferson Township
Jefferson Township, Ohio
Jefferson Township
Jefferson Township
Location in Ohio
Basic data
State : United States
State : Ohio
County : Adams County
Coordinates : 38 ° 48 ′  N , 83 ° 19 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 48 ′  N , 83 ° 19 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 1,024 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 9.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 111.7 km 2  (approx. 43 mi 2 ) of
which 111.7 km 2  (approx. 43 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 195 m
Area code : +1 937
FIPS : 39-38486
GNIS ID : 1085678
Map of Adams County Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels.PNG
Adam County's townships

Jefferson Township is one of fifteen townships of Adams County in the US state of Ohio . According to the census in 2000, 1024 inhabitants were registered here.

geography

Jefferson Township is located in the far east of Adams County in southwest Ohio, about 6 miles south of the Ohio River , which forms the natural border with Kentucky , and is bordered clockwise by the townships Meigs Township , Brush Creek Township in Scioto County , Green Township and Brush Creek Township .

administration

The township is administered by a Board of Trustees consisting of three elected members. Two people are elected in the year after the presidential election and one in the year before. The term of office usually lasts four years and begins on January 1st. There is also a township clerk (secretary), who is also elected for a four-year term in the year before the presidential election. His term of office begins on April 1st.

Individual evidence

  1. Population figures at Factfinder.census.gov ( Memento from February 12, 2020 in the web archive archive.today )