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.
New Jasper Township, Greene County, Ohio | |
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 Ballard Road Covered Bridge, northwest of Jamestown | |
 Location of New Jasper Township in Greene County | |
| Coordinates: 39°39′21″N 83°48′50″W / 39.65583°N 83.81389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Greene |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.6 sq mi (56.0 km2) |
| • Land | 21.4 sq mi (55.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,020 ft (311 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,639 |
| • Density | 120/sq mi (47/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-54810[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086170[1] |
| Website | www |
Geography
editLocated in the east central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Cedarville Township - north
- Ross Township - northeast
- Silvercreek Township - southeast
- Caesarscreek Township - south
- Xenia Township - west
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
editNew Jasper Township was established in 1853.[4]
It is the only New Jasper Township statewide.[5]
Government
editThe 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
edit- Darrell McCall, country music singer
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "New Jasper township, Greene County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Broadstone, Michael A. (1918). History of Greene County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen. p. 334.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.