Jackson Township, Pike County, Ohio

Jackson Township, Pike County, Ohio
Township
Pike County Airport
Location of Jackson Township in Pike County
Coordinates: 39°8′5″N82°52′59″W / 39.13472°N 82.88306°W / 39.13472; -82.88306
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Pike
Area
• Total	52.0 sq mi (134.8 km2)
• Land	51.5 sq mi (133.3 km2)
• Water	0.6 sq mi (1.4 km2)
Elevation [1]	692 ft (211 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	1,170
• Density	22.7/sq mi (8.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-37996 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1086810 [1]

Jackson Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,170 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Jefferson Township, Ross County - north
• Jackson Township, Jackson County - northeast
• Liberty Township, Jackson County - southeast
• Beaver Township - south
• Seal Township - southwest
• Pee Pee Township - west
• Franklin Township, Ross County - northwest

No municipalities are located in Jackson Township.

Name and history

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

Race relations

The eastern part of Jackson Township is unique among American communities due to a large number of white passing mixed-race individuals who choose to identify as African American. ^{[5] [6]}

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, ^[7] 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. Archived from the original on February 2, 2001. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Jackson township, Pike County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2007. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
5. Shah, Khushbu (July 25, 2019). "They look white but say they're black: a tiny town in Ohio wrestles with race". The Guardian . Retrieved December 16, 2021.
6. "State of the Re:Union with Al Letson: East Jackson, Ohio: As Black as We Wish to Be". WXXI. January 20, 2013. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
7. §503.24 Archived July 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine , §505.01 Archived December 31, 2008, at the Wayback Machine , and §507.01 Archived July 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• Pike County visitors bureau website
• Township history