Jackson Township, Sandusky County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Jackson Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Jackson Township, Sandusky County, Ohio.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Sandusky

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area_total_km2 = 93.3
area_land_km2 = 93.3
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 36.0
area_land_sq_mi = 36.0
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1609
population_density_km2 = 17.2
population_density_sq_mi = 44.7

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 204
elevation_ft = 669
latd = 41 |latm = 18 |lats = 6 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 14 |longs = 50 |longEW = W

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Jackson Township is one of the twelve townships of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 1,609 people lived in the township, 1,297 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39143 Sandusky County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 13 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Washington Township - north
*Sandusky Township - northeast corner
*Ballville Township - east
*Pleasant Township, Seneca County - southeast corner
*Liberty Township, Seneca County - south
*Jackson Township, Seneca County - southwest corner
*Scott Township - west
*Madison Township - northwest corner

Several communities are located in Jackson Township:
*The village of Burgoon, in the south
*Part of the village of Helena, in the northwest
*The unincorporated community of Millersville, in the northwest

Name and history

It is one of thirty-seven Jackson Townships statewide.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

* [http://www.sandusky-county.org County website]