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Coal Township, Jackson County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
FIPS code
  
39-16336

Elevation
  
237 m

Local time
  
Tuesday 5:21 PM

State
  
Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086364

Area
  
50.2 km²

Population
  
2,078 (2000)

Coal Township, Jackson County, Ohio

Weather
  
14°C, Wind S at 13 km/h, 89% Humidity

Coal Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 2,078 people lived in the township, including 1,533 in its unincorporated areas.

Contents

Map of Coal Township, OH, USA

Geography

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

  • Washington Township: north
  • Milton Township: east
  • Lick Township: south
  • Liberty Township: southwest
  • Jackson Township: northwest
  • Of the three Jackson County townships that do not border another county (Franklin, Lick, and Coal), Coal Township is the farthest north.

    The village of Coalton is located in central Coal Township, and part of the city of Wellston occupies the northwestern corner of the township.

    Name and history

    Statewide, the only other Coal Township is located in Perry County.

    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

    Coal Township, Jackson County, Ohio Wikipedia