Jackson Township, Perry County, Ohio

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Jackson Township, Perry County, Ohio
Township
Saint Patrick Catholic Church (Junction City, Ohio) - exterior 2.jpg
St. Patrick's Catholic Church, south of Junction City
Map of Perry County Ohio Highlighting Jackson Township.png
Location of Jackson Township in Perry County
Coordinates: 39°42′17″N82°18′48″W / 39.70472°N 82.31333°W / 39.70472; -82.31333
Country United States
State Ohio
County Perry
Area
 • Total37.9 sq mi (98.2 km2)
 • Land37.9 sq mi (98.2 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,004 ft (306 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total2,761
 • Density73/sq mi (28/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-37968 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086783 [1]

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

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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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Jackson township, Perry County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Colborn, Ephraim S. (1883). History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio. Brookhaven Press. p. 202.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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