Jackson Township, Perry County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Jackson Township, Perry County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Perry
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:98.2
Area Land Km2:98.2
Area Water Km2:0.0
Area Total Sq Mi:37.9
Area Land Sq Mi:37.9
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2761
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:306
Elevation Ft:1004
Coordinates:39.7047°N -82.3133°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-37968[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086783

Jackson Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,761 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:

The village of Junction City is located in northern Jackson Township.

Name and history

Jackson Township was organized around 1805, and named for General Andrew Jackson, afterward 7th President of the United States.[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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jackson township, Perry County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 4 August 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  4. Book: Colborn, Ephraim S.. History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio. 1883. Brookhaven Press. 202.
  5. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24