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Jackson Township, Ashland County, Ohio

Jackson Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Township
Township hall
Township hall
Location of Jackson Township in Ashland County
Location of Jackson Township in Ashland County
Coordinates: 40°57′20″N 82°10′36″W / 40.95556°N 82.17667°W / 40.95556; -82.17667
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyAshland
Area
 • Total
31.5 sq mi (81.7 km2)
 • Land31.2 sq mi (80.7 km2)
 • Water0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,194 ft (364 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
3,884
 • Density125/sq mi (48.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-37660[2]
GNIS feature ID1085706[1]
Websitewww.jacksontwpohio.com

Jackson Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,884 at the 2020 census.[3]

Geography

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

The village of Polk is located in western Jackson Township, and the census-designated place of Cinnamon Lake, built around a reservoir of the same name, lies in the township's north.

Name and history

Jackson Township was organized in 1819.[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.

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Jackson township, Ashland County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  4. ^ Baughman, Abraham J. (1909). History of Ashland County, Ohio, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 165.
  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.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Township,_Ashland_County,_Ohio