Country United States County Allen FIPS code 39-37646 Elevation 279 m Local time Friday 10:44 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085693 Population 3,056 (2010) | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind S at 13 km/h, 98% Humidity Area 93.24 km² (92.46 km² Land / 78 ha Water) | ||
Jackson Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 3,056 people in the township, 2,611 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Jackson Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Lafayette is located in central Jackson Township.
Name and history
It is one of thirty-seven Jackson Townships statewide.
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.