Jefferson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio

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Jefferson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio
Township
Location of Jefferson Township in Montgomery County
Location of Jefferson Township in Montgomery County
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Country United States
State Ohio
County Montgomery
Area
 • Total 25.5 sq mi (66.0 km2)
 • Land 25.5 sq mi (66.0 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 922 ft (281 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 6,972
 • Density 270/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-38738[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086671[1]

Jefferson Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 6,972.[3]

Geography

Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:

Parts of several cities are located in what was originally part of Jefferson Township:

The census-designated place of Drexel is located in the township's northeast.

Name and history

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

Jefferson Township was created from German Township on 10 June 1805.[5]

In 1833, Jefferson Township contained three gristmills, three saw mills, and eight distilleries.[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

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  5. ↑ History of Montgomery County. N.p.: Beers, 1882, pp. 307-308.
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  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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