Jefferson Township, Logan County, Ohio
| Jefferson Township, Logan County, Ohio | |
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| Township | |
Woods and hills northeast of Zanesfield
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 Location of Jefferson Township in Ohio |
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 Location of Jefferson Township in Logan County |
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| Coordinates: 40°21′13″N 83°41′28″W / 40.35361°N 83.69111°WCoordinates: 40°21′13″N 83°41′28″W / 40.35361°N 83.69111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Logan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.5 sq mi (97.1 km2) |
| • Land | 37.4 sq mi (96.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,198 ft (365 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,946 |
| • Density | 78.8/sq mi (30.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 937 |
| FIPS code | 39-38682 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086484 |
Jefferson Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,946 people in the township.
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Several municipalities are located in Jefferson Township:
Compared with most of western Ohio, Jefferson Township is quite hilly. Campbell Hill, the highest point in Ohio, is located inside the Bellefontaine city limits in western Jefferson Township. On the other hand, the Marmon Valley, which extends through the southern part of the township, is a small pass through the Bellefontaine and Bristlecone Ridges. The same forces that shaped the township's terrain also created Zane Shawnee Caverns, a cave system in the northeastern part of the township.
As a result of its hilly topography, Jefferson Township contains the source of the Mad River, and a ski resort — unusual for western Ohio — is located near Valley Hi in the southern part of the township.
It is one of twenty-four .
Jefferson Township was formed in 1813 from Zane Township. It was one of the earliest parts of Logan County to be settled: its first settler was Isaac Zane, who arrived in 1800 and built the first house in what is now Zanesfield in 1811, and the Marmons who arrived in the township in 1805 were the first white families to live in the county. Because a significant percentage of the early settlers were Quakers, the township was once home to a large number of African Americans. Today, the township is the location of Goshen Friends Church, the oldest church in Logan County, and of the Martin Marmon House, one of the best examples of early nineteenth-century Quaker architecture in Ohio.
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