Jackson Township, Mahoning County, Ohio

Jackson Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
Township
Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon
Location of Jackson Township in Mahoning County
Coordinates: 41°6′14″N80°51′28″W / 41.10389°N 80.85778°W / 41.10389; -80.85778
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Mahoning
Area
• Total	24.5 sq mi (63.5 km2)
• Land	24.0 sq mi (62.2 km2)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,020 ft (311 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	2,124
• Density	87/sq mi (33/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-37884 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1086565 [1]
Website	www.jacksontwp.net

Jackson Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,124 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Lordstown - north
• Weathersfield Township, Trumbull County - northeast corner
• Austintown Township - east
• Canfield Township - southeast corner
• Ellsworth Township - south
• Berlin Township - southwest corner
• Milton Township - west
• Newton Township, Trumbull County - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Jackson Township, although the unincorporated community of North Jackson lies at the center of the township.

Name and history

At first, the area of Jackson Township was called West Austintown and was first organized in 1815. ^[4] It was later named Jackson Township after Andrew Jackson. ^[5] It is one of thirty-seven Jackson Townships statewide. ^[6]

After the Treaty of Greenville in 1795, settlers began purchasing and settling the area. In 1795, the first settlers in Mahoning County were John Young and Colonel James Hillman, who built a log cabin on the east bank of the Mahoning River in Youngstown. ^[7] The first settlers of the area that would become known as Jackson Township included Samuel Calhoun, Andrew Gault, William Orr, James Starnford, Samuel Riddle, and Joseph McInrue. ^[4]

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, ^[8] 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. "Jackson township, Mahoning County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. Sanderson, Thomas W. (1907). Twentieth Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County: Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p.  209.
5. Sanderson, Thomas W. (1907). Twentieth Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County. Biographical Publishing Company. pp.  209.
6. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
7. "The Settlement and Organization Of Mahoning County, Ohio". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
8. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.

External links

• Township website
• County website