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Jackson Township, Highland County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Highland

FIPS code
  
39-37828

Elevation
  
262 m

Local time
  
Friday 10:52 PM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086305

Area
  
66.8 km²

Population
  
1,099 (2000)

Jackson Township, Highland County, Ohio

Weather
  
3°C, Wind SW at 3 km/h, 100% Humidity

Jackson Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,099 people in the township.

Contents

Map of Jackson Township, OH 45133, USA

Geography

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

  • Marshall Township - northeast
  • Brushcreek Township - east
  • Bratton Township, Adams County - southeast
  • Scott Township, Adams County - south
  • Concord Township - west
  • Washington Township - northwest
  • No municipalities are located in 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.

    References

    Jackson Township, Highland County, Ohio Wikipedia