Coal Township, Jackson County, Ohio

Coal Township, Jackson County, Ohio
Township
Glen Roy Community Freewill Baptist Church
Location of Coal Township in Jackson County
Coordinates: 39°6′32″N82°36′35″W / 39.10889°N 82.60972°W / 39.10889; -82.60972
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Jackson
Area
• Total	19.4 sq mi (50.2 km2)
• Land	19.4 sq mi (50.2 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	778 ft (237 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	1,996
• Density	103/sq mi (39.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-16336 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1086364 [1]

Coal Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, 1,996 people lived in the township.

Geography

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

• Washington Township: north
• Milton Township: east
• Lick Township: south
• Liberty Township: southwest
• Jackson Township: northwest

Of the three Jackson County townships that do not border another county (Franklin, Lick, and Coal), Coal Township is the farthest north.

The village of Coalton is located in central Coal Township, and part of the city of Wellston occupies the northwestern corner of the township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Coal Township is located in Perry County.

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, ^[4] 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. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Coal township, Jackson County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.