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Jackson Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Township in Ohio, US

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official_nameJackson Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
settlement_typeTownship
image_skylineJackson Township near Fivemile Run.jpg
imagesize250px
image_captionCountryside north of Frazeysburg
image_mapMap of Muskingum County Ohio Highlighting Jackson Township.png
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of Jackson Township in Muskingum County
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Ohio
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Muskingum
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area_total_km263.3
area_land_km263.2
area_water_km20.0
area_total_sq_mi24.4
area_land_sq_mi24.4
area_water_sq_mi0.0
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total2425
population_density_km2auto
population_density_sq_miauto
timezoneEastern (EST)
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coordinates
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Jackson Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,425 people in the township.

Geography

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

  • Pike Township, Coshocton County - north
  • Washington Township, Coshocton County - northeast corner
  • Cass Township - east
  • Licking Township - south
  • Hanover Township, Licking County - southwest corner
  • Perry Township, Licking County - west

The village of Frazeysburg is located in central Jackson Township.

Name and history

Established in 1815, Jackson Township most likely was named after General Andrew Jackson, afterward President of the United States. It is one of thirty-seven Jackson Townships statewide.

By the 1830s, Jackson Township had two gristmills and three saw mills.

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, Muskingum 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. Everhart, F.J.. (1882). "1794. History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers". F.J. Everhart & Co..
  5. (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  6. Kilbourn, John. (1833). "The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary". Scott and Wright.
  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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