Jackson Township, Wyandot County, Ohio

Jackson Township, Wyandot County, Ohio
Jackson Township, Wyandot County, Ohio
Township
	Township hall on State Route 37
	Location of Jackson Township in Wyandot County
	Coordinates: 40°45′39″N 83°27′16″W / 40.76083°N 83.45444°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Wyandot
Area
• Total	27.1 sq mi (70.2 km2)
• Land	27.1 sq mi (70.2 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	902 ft (275 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	596
• Density	22/sq mi (8.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-38178
GNIS feature ID	1087206

Jackson Township is one of the thirteen townships of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 596 people in the township.

Geography

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

Richland Township - north
Salem Township - northeast corner
Mifflin Township - east
Marseilles Township - southeast
Goshen Township, Hardin County - southwest
Jackson Township, Hardin County - west

Part of the village of Kirby is located in northeastern Jackson Township.

Name and history

It is one of thirty-seven Jackson Townships statewide.^[4]

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,^[5] 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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Jackson township, Wyandot County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

County website

[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[2] "Jackson township, Wyandot County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 15, 2023.

[GR2-3] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[4] "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.

[5] §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Upper Sandusky
City	Upper Sandusky	Map of Ohio highlighting Wyandot County
Villages	Carey Forest‡ Harpster Kirby Marseilles Nevada Sycamore Wharton
Townships	Antrim Crane Crawford Eden Jackson Marseilles Mifflin Pitt Richland Ridge Salem Sycamore Tymochtee
CDP	McCutchenville‡
Unincorporated communities	Belle Vernon Brownstown Crawford Deunquat Little Sandusky Lovell Mexico Mononcue Seal Tymochtee Wyandot
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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