Jackson Township, Darke County, Ohio

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Jackson Township, Darke County, Ohio
Township
Young Road wheat fields in Jackson Township.jpg
Fields along Young Road, east of Union City
Darke County Ohio incorporated and unincorporated areas Jackson Township highlighted.svg
Location in Darke County and the state of Ohio
Coordinates: 40°12′16″N84°46′59″W / 40.20444°N 84.78306°W / 40.20444; -84.78306
Country United States
State Ohio
County Darke
Area
 • Total31.0 sq mi (80.4 km2)
 • Land31.0 sq mi (80.2 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,066 ft (325 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total2,668
 • Density86/sq mi (33/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-37758 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086016 [1]

Jackson Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,668 people in the township.

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Geography

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

The village of Union City is located in western Jackson Township, along the Indiana border.

Name and history

It is one of thirty-seven Jackson Townships statewide. [4]

Jackson Township was split from Washington Township in 1833 but reduced by the creation of Gibson Township (now a part of Mercer County) in 1836. Ten families who arrived in the area in 1829 were the first settlers within the modern boundaries of the township. [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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Jackson township, Darke County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Frazer Ells (1914). History of Darke County, Ohio, from its earliest settlement to the present time. Hobart Publishing Company. p. 548.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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