Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Jefferson Township’s subject grades is an A for history; the weakest is a C− for health. Jefferson Township’s median age is 53.7 years, above both the Ohio town median (41.7 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 28 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score lower on civic life. Its National Register listings include Leesville Town Hall and J & M Trading Post. Jefferson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Jefferson Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 439 in 1850, 3,226 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1901 and 4 maps from 1915 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Jefferson Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Jefferson Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Jefferson Township.
That puts Jefferson Township against 28% in Ohio’s towns and 25% across U.S. towns. Jefferson Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Jefferson Township.
| Jefferson Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Jefferson Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.3% | 15.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.9% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Colonel Crawford Local school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Crawford Intermediate SchoolsLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 241 | B+ |
| Col Crawford High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 250 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Adults 18 to 34 are 7% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 32% of residents (18% statewide). 34% of Jefferson Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
55% women, 45% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.9 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Jefferson Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.4% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.6% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 2.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.5% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 21.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.1% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 22.6% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.7% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.1% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.6% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.3% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Most working residents leave Jefferson Township for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Jefferson Township has added 114 jobs, to 255 in 2023. The top destinations are Galion (13%), Bucyrus (12%) and Columbus (9%).
| Jefferson Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Jefferson Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.2 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Jefferson Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Jefferson Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jefferson Township. Close and well known come first.
16 mi MuseumOhio State Reformatory
22 mi LandmarkHarding Tomb
24 mi State parkMalabar Farm State Park
14 mi GardenKingwood Center
16 mi MuseumMansfield Memorial Museum
17 mi MuseumBibleWalkOhio State Reformatory: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harding Tomb: User:Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Malabar Farm State Park: Jerward at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Kingwood Center: Mar07 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Mansfield Memorial Museum: Publichall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · BibleWalk: JBTHEMILKER, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Jefferson Township
About 6 of every 100 Jefferson Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Where Jefferson Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Jefferson Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 towns share a border with Jefferson Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | C− |
| Crestline | #881 | C− | A− | — | C | D |
| Jackson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Polk Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C− |
| Whetstone Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C− |
| Sandusky Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vernon Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Jefferson Township, Polk Township and Whetstone Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jefferson Township, Crestline, Polk Township and Whetstone Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Jackson Township, Sandusky Township and Vernon Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Jefferson Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
