Jefferson Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 768 people in the township.
Jefferson Township, Knox County, Ohio | |
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 Location of Jefferson Township in Knox County. | |
| Coordinates: 40°30′54″N 82°14′0″W / 40.51500°N 82.23333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Knox |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.9 sq mi (85.1 km2) |
| • Land | 32.8 sq mi (85.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.039 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,030 ft (314 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 768 |
| • Density | 23.4/sq mi (9.04/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-38668[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086402[1] |
| Website | https://jeffersonknoxohio.gov/ |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 524 | — | |
| 2000 | 604 | 15.3% | |
| 2010 | 633 | 4.8% | |
| 2020 | 768 | 21.3% | |
| 2024 (est.) | 813 | 5.9% | |
| U.S. Census:[2][4][5] | |||
Geography
editLocated in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Knox Township, Holmes County - northeast
- Richland Township, Holmes County - southeast
- Union Township - south
- Brown Township - west
- Hanover Township, Ashland County - northwest
No municipalities are located in Jefferson Township.
Name and history
editJefferson Township was organized in 1829.[6] It is named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States.[7]
It is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide.[8]
Government
editThe 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,[9] 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
edit- 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- 1 2 "Jefferson township, Knox County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ "Population For Cities, Villages, and Townships: 2010, 2000, and 1990" (PDF). data.census.gov. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Ohio Township Census Counts, 1990 to 2020". citypopulation.de. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ Norton, Anthony Banning (1862). A History of Knox County, Ohio, from 1779 to 1862 Inclusive: Comprising Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes and Incidents of Men Connected with the County from Its First Settlement. R. Nevins, printer. pp. 313.
- ↑ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. pp. 493.
- ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.