Jackson Township, Jackson County, Ohio

Jackson Township, Jackson County, Ohio
Township

One of the carvings at the prehistoric Leo Petroglyph

Location of Jackson Township in Jackson County
Coordinates: 39°9′21″N 82°43′18″W / 39.15583°N 82.72167°W / 39.15583; -82.72167Coordinates: 39°9′21″N 82°43′18″W / 39.15583°N 82.72167°W / 39.15583; -82.72167
Country United States
State Ohio
County Jackson
Area
 • Total 38.8 sq mi (100.4 km2)
 • Land 38.8 sq mi (100.4 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 846 ft (258 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,296
 • Density 33.4/sq mi (12.9/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 45640
Area code(s) 740
FIPS code 39-37856[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086367[1]

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.[3]

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Jackson Township.

Name and history

Jackson Township was organized in 1816.[4] This township took its name from Jackson County, which was named for Andrew Jackson, a major general in the War of 1812 and afterward seventh President of the United States (1829–1837).[4] 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. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Jackson County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 13 May 2007.
  4. 1 2 Webster, Daniel Webster (1900). A History of Jackson County, Ohio. p. 149.
  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.
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