Jackson Township, Seneca County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Jackson Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Jackson Township (red) in Seneca County, adjacent to the city of Fostoria (yellow).


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

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area_total_km2 = 90.3
area_land_km2 = 90.3
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 34.9
area_land_sq_mi = 34.9
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1640
population_density_km2 = 18.2
population_density_sq_mi = 47.0

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 221
elevation_ft = 725
latd = 41 |latm = 12 |lats = 51 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 21 |longs = 53 |longEW = W

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Jackson Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,640 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39147 Seneca County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Scott Township, Sandusky County - north
*Jackson Township, Sandusky County - northeast corner
*Liberty Township - east
*Hopewell Township -southeast corner
*Loudon Township - south
*Washington Township, Hancock County - southwest corner
*Perry Township, Wood County - west
*Montgomery Township, Wood County - northwest corner

Part of the city of Fostoria is located in southwestern Jackson Township.

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.senecacounty.com County website]