Jefferson Township, Preble County, Ohio

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Jefferson Township, Preble County, Ohio - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 39°51′22″N 84°46′14″W / 39.85611°N 84.77056°W

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Jefferson Township, Preble County, Ohio
Township
Ebenezer Mennonite Church at Gettysburg
Location of Jefferson Township in Preble County
Coordinates: 39°51′22″N 84°46′14″W / 39.85611°N 84.77056°W / 39.85611; -84.77056
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Preble
Area
• Total	35.5 sq mi (91.8 km²)
• Land	35.3 sq mi (91.5 km²)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
Elevation ^[1]	1,161 ft (354 m)
Population (2020)^[2]
• Total	3,226
• Density	91.4/sq mi (35.3/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	937
FIPS code	39-38780^[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086851^[1]

Jefferson Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,226 people in the township. The Jefferson community is served by National Trail High School and the National Trail Local School district. Interstate 70 runs along the southern part of the township.

Geography

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

Harrison Township, Darke County - north
Butler Township, Darke County - northeast corner
Monroe Township - east
Washington Township - southeast corner
Jackson Township - south
Wayne Township, Wayne County, Indiana - west
Franklin Township, Wayne County, Indiana - northwest

The village of New Paris is located in western Jefferson Township.

Name and history

Jefferson Township was organized in 1809, and named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States.^[4] It is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide.^[5]

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,^[6] 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.

Fire and EMS Services

Fire and EMS services are provided Northwest Fire and Ambulance District Archived March 6, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. The department is stationed in New Pairs and was originally the New Paris Fire Department. In 1984 the New Paris Community passed a levy to combine the New Paris Fire Department and the New Paris-Jefferson Township Emergency Squad into the Northwest Fire and Ambulance District on January 1, 1985.^[7] They also serve the Northern part of Jackson Township, Preble County, Ohio

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Jefferson township, Preble County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 256. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
^ "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.
^ "History of Northwest Fire and EMS". NW Fire and Ambulance District. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.

External links

County website

v t e Municipalities and communities of Preble County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Eaton
City	Eaton	Map of Ohio highlighting Preble County
Villages	College Corner‡ Camden Eldorado Gratis Lewisburg New Paris Verona‡ West Alexandria West Elkton West Manchester
Townships	Dixon Gasper Gratis Harrison Israel Jackson Jefferson Lanier Monroe Somers Twin Washington
CDP	Lake Lakengren
Unincorporated communities	Brennersville Brinley Browns Campbellstown Cedar Springs Dadsville Ebenezer Enterprise Fairhaven Gettysburg Greenbush Hamburg Ingomar Morning Sun Muttonville New Hope New Lexington New Westville Sampleville Sugar Valley Talawanda Springs West Florence West Sonora Wheatville
Ghost towns	Claysburg Crawfordsville Hagerstown
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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