Country United States County Seneca FIPS code 39-38066 Elevation 221 m Local time Friday 10:59 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086948 Area 90.3 km² Population 1,640 (2000) | |
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Jackson Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,640 people in the township.
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Map of Jackson Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
Part of the city of Fostoria is located in southwestern Jackson Township.
Name and history
Jackson Township was organized in 1832.
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.