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Jennings Township, Putnam County, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°53′21″N 84°17′17″W / 40.88917°N 84.28806°W / 40.88917; -84.28806
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Jennings Township, Putnam County, Ohio
Township
Road U in Rushmore
Road U in Rushmore
Location of Jennings Township in Putnam County
Location of Jennings Township in Putnam County
Coordinates: 40°53′21″N 84°17′17″W / 40.88917°N 84.28806°W / 40.88917; -84.28806
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyPutnam
Area
 • Total
28.3 sq mi (73.4 km2)
 • Land28.3 sq mi (73.3 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
745 ft (227 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
1,968
 • Density69.5/sq mi (26.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-38976[2]
GNIS feature ID1086860[1]

Jennings Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,968 people in the township, 1,536 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

The village of Fort Jennings is located in northwestern Jennings Township.

Name and history

Jennings Township was organized in the 1830s, but the exact date is uncertain since records were destroyed.[4] Statewide, the only other Jennings Township is located in Van Wert County.

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,[5] 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.

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ Putnam County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Archived 2016-08-18 at the Wayback Machine Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ^ Kinder, George D. (1915). History of Putnam County, Ohio : its peoples, industries, and institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 121.
  5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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