Jefferson Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
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Jefferson Township is one of the twenty-two townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Tuscarawas County
Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Tuscarawas County is a county located in the eastern part of the state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 92,582. Its county seat is New Philadelphia...

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 976 people in the township, 792 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • York Township
    York Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
    York Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,292 people in the township.-Geography:Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Dover Township - north...

     - northeast
  • Clay Township
    Clay Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
    Clay Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,981 people in the township, 721 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southeast
  • Salem Township
    Salem Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
    Salem Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,673 people in the township, 1,121 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - south
  • Adams Township, Coshocton County
    Adams Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
    Adams Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 755 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the far eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southwest corner
  • Bucks Township
    Bucks Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
    Bucks Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,601 people in the township, 972 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - west
  • Auburn Township
    Auburn Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
    Auburn Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,078 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - northwest


The village of Stone Creek
Stone Creek, Ohio
Stone Creek is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 184 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Stone Creek is located at ....

 is located in central Jefferson Township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide
Jefferson Township, Ohio
Jefferson Township, Ohio may refer to:*Jefferson Township, Adams County, Ohio*Jefferson Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio*Jefferson Township, Brown County, Ohio*Jefferson Township, Clinton County, Ohio*Jefferson Township, Coshocton County, Ohio...

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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, 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. The current trustees are Perry Beavers, Jim Boltz, and Kenneth Miskimen, and the fiscal officer is Brian Pfeiffer.
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