Jefferson Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

41°44′41″N 80°45′46″W / 41.74472°N 80.76278°W / 41.74472; -80.76278CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyAshtabulaArea

• Total25.9 sq mi (67.0 km²) • Land25.8 sq mi (66.7 km²) • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)Elevation

^[1]

906 ft (276 m)Population

(2020)

• Total5,317 • Density204/sq mi (78.8/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

44047

Area code440FIPS code39-38514^[2]GNIS feature ID1085729^[1]

Jefferson Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,317 at the 2020 census.^[3]

Geography

Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Plymouth Township - north
Sheffield Township - northeast corner
Denmark Township - east
Dorset Township - southeast corner
Lenox Township - south
Morgan Township - southwest corner
Austinburg Township - west
Saybrook Township - northwest corner

The village of Jefferson, the county seat of Ashtabula County, is located in central Jefferson Township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide.^[4]

The township was first settled in 1805 by former Connecticut resident Michael Webster.^[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. Currently, the board is composed of chairwoman Charlene Kusar and members Martha Demshar and John Wayman.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Jefferson township, Ashtabula County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ ^a ^b Ashtabula County, Ohio Archived 2007-11-07 at the Wayback Machine Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.