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Jackson Township, Putnam County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Putnam

FIPS code
  
39-38024

Elevation
  
222 m

Population
  
939 (2000)

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086859

Area
  
66.8 km²

Local time
  
Friday 10:59 PM

Jackson Township, Putnam County, Ohio

Weather
  
2°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 92% Humidity

Jackson Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 939 people in the township.

Contents

Map of Jackson, OH, USA

Geography

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

  • Perry Township - north
  • Greensburg Township - northeast corner
  • Union Township - east
  • Sugar Creek Township - southeast corner
  • Jennings Township - south
  • Monterey Township - southwest
  • Washington Township, Paulding County - northwest
  • No municipalities are located in Jackson Township.

    Name and history

    Jackson Township was organized in the 1830s, but the exact date is unknown since records were lost. 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, Putnam County, Ohio Wikipedia


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