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Jefferson Township, Clinton County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

39°16′58″N 83°54′23″W / 39.28278°N 83.90639°W / 39.28278; -83.90639CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyClintonArea

• Total23.2 sq mi (60.1 km²) • Land23.1 sq mi (59.9 km²) • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)Elevation

^[1]

994 ft (303 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,325 • Density57/sq mi (22/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-38542^[3]GNIS feature ID1085880^[1]

Jefferson Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 1,325 people living in the township.

Geography

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

Washington Township - north
Clark Township - east
Dodson Township, Highland County - southeast
Perry Township, Brown County - southwest
Marion Township - west

The entire township lies in the Virginia Military District.

The village of Midland is located in northwestern Jefferson Township.

Transportation

Major highways include U.S. Route 68 and State Routes 28 and 251.

Name and history

Named for President Thomas Jefferson, it is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide.^[4] It was erected from Clark and Marion townships by the Clinton County Commissioners in 1839.^[5]

The charcoal kilns at Klocks Crossing were located along the B & O Railroad tracks outside Westboro.^[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

Clinton County Historical Society. Clinton County, Ohio, 1982. Wilmington, Ohio: The Society, 1982.
Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 6th ed. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme, 2001. ISBN 0-89933-281-1
Ohio. Secretary of State. The Ohio municipal and township roster, 2002-2003. Columbus, Ohio: The Secretary, 2003.

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Jefferson township, Clinton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ Brown, Albert J. (1915). History of Clinton County, Ohio: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 275.
^ Throwback Thursday: Ice Cream and the Big Onion; article; WNEWS online; accessed December 31, 2021
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.