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Jackson Township, Coshocton County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Township in Ohio, US

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image_skylinePleasant Hill Baptist Church.jpg
image_captionPleasant Hill Baptist Church on Route 541
image_mapMap of Coshocton County Ohio Highlighting Jackson Township.png
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of Jackson Township in Coshocton County
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subdivision_type1State
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subdivision_type2County
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area_total_km282.2
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area_water_km20.6
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total1852
population_density_km2auto
population_density_sq_miauto
timezoneEastern (EST)
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Jackson Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,852.

Geography

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

  • Bethlehem Township - north
  • Keene Township - northeast
  • Tuscarawas Township - east
  • Franklin Township - southeast
  • Virginia Township - south
  • Washington Township - southwest
  • Bedford Township - west
  • Jefferson Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Jackson Township.

Name and history

Jackson Township was organized in 1828. It was named for Andrew Jackson.

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

References

  1. "Jackson township, Coshocton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
  2. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  3. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  4. Hunt, William Ellis. (1876). "Historical Collections of Coshocton County, Ohio". R. Clarke & Company.
  5. Graham, Albert Adams. (1881). "History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881". A. A. Graham.
  6. (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  7. [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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