Jackson Township, Jackson County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Jackson Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Map of Jackson County with municipalities and townships


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

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area_total_km2 = 100.4
area_land_km2 = 100.4
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 38.8
area_land_sq_mi = 38.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1296
population_density_km2 = 12.9
population_density_sq_mi = 33.4

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 258
elevation_ft = 846
latd = 39 |latm = 9 |lats = 21 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 43 |longs = 18 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 45640
area_code = 740
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blank_info = 39-37856GR|2
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Jackson Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 1,296 people lived in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39079 Jackson County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 13 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Harrison Township, Vinton County: north
*Richland Township, Vinton County: northeast
*Washington Township: east
*Coal Township: southeast
*Liberty Township: south
*Jackson Township, Pike County: west
*Jefferson Township, Ross County: northwest

No municipalities are located in 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.jacksoncountyohio.org County website]