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Jackson Township, Pike County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Pike

FIPS code
  
39-37996

Elevation
  
211 m

Population
  
1,346 (2000)

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086810

Local time
  
Friday 10:58 PM

Jackson Township, Pike County, Ohio

Weather
  
1°C, Wind SW at 2 km/h, 100% Humidity

Area
  
134.7 km² (133.4 km² Land / 155 ha Water)

Jackson Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,346 people in the township.

Contents

Map of Jackson Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Jefferson Township, Ross County - north
  • Jackson Township, Jackson County - northeast
  • Liberty Township, Jackson County - southeast
  • Beaver Township - south
  • Seal Township - southwest
  • Pee Pee Township - west
  • Franklin Township, Ross County - 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, Pike County, Ohio Wikipedia