Jackson Township, Franklin County, Ohio

Jackson Township, Franklin County, Ohio
Township
Fields on Zuber Road, south of Grove City
Location of Jackson Township in Franklin County.
Coordinates: 39°52′43″N 83°4′25″W / 39.87861°N 83.07361°WCoordinates: 39°52′43″N 83°4′25″W / 39.87861°N 83.07361°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Franklin
Area[1]
• Total	35.7 sq mi (92 km^2)
• Land	35.4 sq mi (92 km^2)
• Water	0.4 sq mi (1 km^2)
Elevation[2]	820 ft (250 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	40,608
• Density	1,100/sq mi (440/km^2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-37772[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086105[2]

Jackson Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 40,608 people in the township, 4,073 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.^[4]

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city

• Parts of Franklin Township – north
• Columbus – northeast
• Hamilton Township – southeast
• Scioto Township, Pickaway County – south
• Pleasant Township – west
• Prairie Township – northwest

Much of Jackson Township has been annexed into one of three municipalities:

• The city of Columbus, the county seat of Franklin County, in the northeast
• The city of Grove City, in the center
• The village of Urbancrest, in the northwest

Name and history

It is one of thirty-seven Jackson Townships statewide.^[5]

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,^[6] 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. "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files for County Subdivisions". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
4. "Population and Household Counts for Governmental Units: 2010, 2000, 1990" (PDF). Ohio Department of Development. August 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• Township website
• County website