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词条 Jefferson Township, Mercer County, Ohio
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  1. Geography

  2. Name and history

  3. Government

  4. References

  5. External links

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|map_caption = Location in Mercer County and the state of Ohio.
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|area_total_km2 = 107.2
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|population_as_of = 2000
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|population_total = 13231
|population_density_km2 = 150.9
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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}}Jefferson Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 13,231 people in the township, 2,928 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

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

  • Hopewell Township - north, west of Center Township
  • Center Township - north, east of Hopewell Township
  • Noble Township, Auglaize County - northeast
  • Saint Marys Township, Auglaize County - southeast
  • Franklin Township - south, east of Butler Township
  • Butler Township - south, west of Franklin Township
  • Washington Township - southwest
  • Liberty Township - northwest

The city of Celina, the county seat of Mercer County, is located in central Jefferson Township, and Grand Lake St. Marys occupies the township's southeastern quarter.

Name and history

Jefferson Township was organized around 1839.[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.

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}
3. ^Mercer County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^{{cite book|last=Scranton|first=S. S.|title=History of Mercer County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rD8VAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA89|year=1907|publisher=Biographical Publishing Company|page=89}}
5. ^{{Cite web| title = Detailed map of Ohio| work = | publisher = United States Census Bureau| year = 2000| url = http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf| format = PDF| accessdate =2007-02-16}}
6. ^§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

  • County website
  • [https://jeffersontwp.mercercountyoh.org Township website]
{{Mercer County, Ohio}}

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