Jefferson Township is one of the fifteen townships

Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Adams County

Adams County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 27,330 people, 10,501 households, and 7,613 families residing in the county. The population density was 47 people per square mile . There were 11,822 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 1,024 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Meigs Township
  Meigs Township, Adams County, Ohio
  Meigs Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,753 people in the township, 2,014 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Brush Creek Township, Scioto County
  Brush Creek Township, Scioto County, Ohio
  Brush Creek Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,149 people in the township, 1,063 of whom lived in the unincorporated parts of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast
• Nile Township, Scioto County
  Nile Township, Scioto County, Ohio
  Nile Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,024 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast
• Green Township
  Green Township, Adams County, Ohio
  Green Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 782 people in the township, 665 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Brush Creek Township
  Brush Creek Township, Adams County, Ohio
  Brush Creek Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,231 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Meigs Township - north...
  
   - west

No municipalities are located in Jefferson Township, although the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 of Blue Creek

Blue Creek, Ohio

Blue Creek is an unincorporated community in western Jefferson Township, Adams County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45616. It is located along State Route 125.-References:...

 lies in the township's west.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide

Jefferson Township, Ohio

Jefferson Township, Ohio may refer to:*Jefferson Township, Adams County, Ohio*Jefferson Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio*Jefferson Township, Brown County, Ohio*Jefferson Township, Clinton County, Ohio*Jefferson Township, Coshocton County, Ohio...

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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, 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.