New Jasper Township, Greene County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:New Jasper Township, Greene County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Coordinates:39.6558°N -83.8139°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Name2:Greene
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:56.0
Area Land Km2:55.5
Area Water Km2:0.5
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:311
Elevation Ft:1020
Population Total:2639
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-54810[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086170

New Jasper Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,639.

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in New Jasper Township, although part of the census-designated place of Shawnee Hills is located in the township's east.

Name and history

New Jasper Township was established in 1853.[4]

It is the only New Jasper Township 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.

Notable people

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: New Jasper township, Greene County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 5 July 2023.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Book: History of Greene County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions, Volume 1 . B.F. Bowen . Broadstone, Michael A. . 1918 . 334.
  5. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. 2007-02-16.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24