Country United States County Hancock FIPS code 39-37800 Elevation 250 m Population 1,060 (2000) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086246 Local time Friday 10:51 PM | |
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Weather 1°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 94% Humidity Area 76.92 km² (76.66 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
Jackson Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,060 people in the township.
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Map of Jackson Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Jackson Township.
Name and history
It is one of thirty-seven Jackson Townships statewide.
Jackson Township was organized in 1829 and named for Andrew Jackson, who had been elected President of the United States the previous year.
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.