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Jackson Township, Brown County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Township in Ohio, US

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official_nameJackson Township, Brown County, Ohio
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image_skylineAsh Ridge school and community center.jpg
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image_captionCommunity center on U.S. Route 62 at Ash Ridge
image_mapMap of Brown County Ohio Highlighting Jackson Township.png
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map_captionLocation of Jackson Township in Brown County
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subdivision_name1Ohio
subdivision_type2County
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area_total_km273.4
area_land_km273.0
area_water_km20.4
population_as_of2020
population_total1738
population_density_km2auto
population_density_sq_miauto
timezoneEastern (EST)
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Jackson Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,738 people in the township.

Geography

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

  • Eagle Township - north
  • Winchester Township, Adams County - northeast
  • Wayne Township, Adams County - southeast
  • Byrd Township - south
  • Jefferson Township - southwest
  • Franklin Township - west
  • Washington Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Jackson Township.

Name and history

It is one of thirty-seven Jackson Townships statewide.

Jackson Township was established in 1823.

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, 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

References

  1. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  2. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  3. "Jackson township, Brown County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
  4. (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  5. (1883). "The History of Brown County, Ohio". Higginson Book Company.
  6. [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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