Jersey Township is one of the twenty-five townships

Civil township

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 of Licking County

Licking County, Ohio

Licking County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 166,492. Its county seat is Newark and is named for the salt licks that were in the area....

, Ohio

Ohio

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United States Census, 2000

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 found 2,841 people in the township.

Geography

Located on the western edge of the county, it borders the following townships and city:

• Monroe Township
  Monroe Township, Licking County, Ohio
  Monroe Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,523 people in the township, 2,083 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Liberty Township
  Liberty Township, Licking County, Ohio
  Liberty Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,797 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northeast corner
• St. Albans Township
  St. Albans Township, Licking County, Ohio
  St. Albans Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,060 people in the township, 1,975 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Harrison Township
  Harrison Township, Licking County, Ohio
  Harrison Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,494 people in the township, 5,974 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Pataskala
  Pataskala, Ohio
  Pataskala is a city in Licking County, Ohio, United States. The population was 10,249 at the 2000 census. Pataskala was a small community until 1996, when what was then the village of Pataskala merged with Lima Township, vastly increasing its population and geographic area.-Geography:Pataskala is...
  
   - south
• Jefferson Township, Franklin County
  Jefferson Township, Franklin County, Ohio
  Jefferson Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,322 people in the township, 4,599 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Plain Township, Franklin County
  Plain Township, Franklin County, Ohio
  Plain Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,926 people in the township, 2,215 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Harlem Township, Delaware County
  Harlem Township, Delaware County, Ohio
  Harlem Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,762 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest corner

Part of the village of New Albany

New Albany, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,711 people, 1,263 households, and 1,030 families residing in the village. The population density was 415.7 people per square mile . There were 1,424 housing units at an average density of 159.5 per square mile...

is located in western Jersey Township.

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.

External links

• Township website
• County website