Jefferson Township, Williams County, Ohio

Jefferson Township, Williams County, Ohio
Township
Pleasant Ridge Dunkard Brethren Church, southeast of Holiday City
Location of Jefferson Township in Williams County
Coordinates: 41°34′9″N 84°31′22″W / 41.56917°N 84.52278°W / 41.56917; -84.52278Coordinates: 41°34′9″N 84°31′22″W / 41.56917°N 84.52278°W / 41.56917; -84.52278
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Williams
Area
• Total	42.7 sq mi (110.5 km2)
• Land	42.6 sq mi (110.3 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation	781 ft (238 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	2,021
• Density	47.5/sq mi (18.3/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-38864
GNIS feature ID	1087170

Jefferson Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,021 people in the township, 1,969 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

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

It is one of only two county townships (the other being Superior Township) without a border on another county.

The villages of Holiday City, the smallest village in Williams County, is located in northwestern Jefferson Township, as is a small part of the village of Montpelier.

Jefferson Township was named for Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States. It is one of twenty-four .

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.