Jefferson Township is one of the sixteen 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 Ross County

Ross County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 73,345 people, 27,136 households, and 19,185 families residing in the county. The population density was 106 people per square mile . There were 29,461 housing units at an average density of 43 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 967 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Liberty Township
  Liberty Township, Ross County, Ohio
  Liberty Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,476 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• Harrison Township, Vinton County
  Harrison Township, Vinton County, Ohio
  Harrison Township is one of the twelve townships of Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,030 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northeast
• Jackson Township, Pike County
  Jackson Township, Pike County, Ohio
  Jackson Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,346 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast
• Jackson Township, Jackson County
  Jackson Township, Jackson County, Ohio
  Jackson Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 1,296 people lived in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest
• Franklin Township
  Franklin Township, Ross County, Ohio
  Franklin Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,671 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - 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 Richmond Dale

Richmond Dale, Ohio

Richmond Dale is an unincorporated community in central Jefferson Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45673. It is located along U.S. Route 35 southeast of the county seat of Chillicothe.-References:...

 lies in the township's center.

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.