Country United States County Montgomery FIPS code 39-37912 Elevation 281 m Population 6,335 (2010) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086670 Local time Friday 10:56 PM | |
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Weather 3°C, Wind S at 3 km/h, 93% Humidity Area 95.83 km² (95.31 km² Land / 52 ha Water) | ||
Jackson Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 6,335.
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Map of Jackson Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Two villages are located in Jackson Township: Farmersville in the south, and part of New Lebanon in the northeast.
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.