Jefferson Township, Franklin County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Jefferson Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Franklin County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Franklin

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area_total_km2 = 40.8
area_land_km2 = 40.8
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 15.8
area_land_sq_mi = 15.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 5322
population_density_km2 = 130.4
population_density_sq_mi = 337.8

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 289
elevation_ft = 948
latd = 40 |latm = 0 |lats = 23 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 48 |longs = 32 |longEW = W

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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. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39049 Franklin County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, Jefferson Township consists of a large section and many small "islands". Most of these islands are surrounded by either Gahanna or Columbus, cities that have annexed most of the western and southern parts of the township. The large section borders the following townships and cities:
*Plain Township - north
*Jersey Township, Licking County - northeast corner
*Pataskala - east
*New Albany - northwest

Besides Gahanna and Columbus, the unincorporated community of Blacklick lies in the southern part of the township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

* [http://www.jeffersontownship.org Township website]
* [http://www.co.franklin.oh.us County website]