Country United States County Wyandot FIPS code 39-38178 Elevation 275 m Local time Friday 11:03 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1087206 Area 70.2 km² Population 643 (2000) | |
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Jackson Township is one of the thirteen townships of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 643 people in the township, 511 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Jackson Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
Part of the village of Kirby is located in northeastern 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.