Jackson Township, Union County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Jackson Township, Union County, Ohio

Township

Methodist church at Essex

Location of Jackson Township in Union County

Coordinates: 40°29′16″N 83°20′7″W﻿ / ﻿40.48778°N 83.33528°W﻿ / 40.48778; -83.33528
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Union
Area

• Total

| 28.0 sq mi (72.6 km2)
• Land| 28.0 sq mi (72.6 km2)
• Water| 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation

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| 961 ft (293 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 954
• Density| 34/sq mi (13/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-38108[3]
GNIS feature ID| 1087077[1]

Jackson Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 954 people in the township.

## Geography

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

* Bowling Green Township, Marion County \- north
* Green Camp Township, Marion County \- northeast
* Prospect Township, Marion County \- east
* Claibourne Township \- south
* York Township \- southwest
* Washington Township \- west

No municipalities are located in Jackson Township.

## Name and history

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Jackson Township was organized in 1829.[4] It is one of thirty-seven Jackson Townships statewide.[5]

## Government

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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,[6] 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

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1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Jackson township, Union County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ Durant, Pliny A. (1883). The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, towns ... Chicago: Beers, W. H., & co. p. 484.
5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

## External links

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* County website

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Municipalities and communities of Union County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Marysville

Cities|

* Dublin‡
* Marysville

Map of Ohio highlighting Union County

Villages|

* Magnetic Springs
* Milford Center
* Plain City‡
* Richwood
* Unionville Center

Townships|

* Allen
* Claibourne
* Darby
* Dover
* Jackson
* Jerome
* Leesburg
* Liberty
* Millcreek
* Paris
* Taylor
* Union
* Washington
* Washington‡
* York

CDPs|

* New California
* Raymond

Unincorporated
communities|

* Adena Pointe
* Allen Center
* Arbela
* Arnold
* Bridgeport
* Broadway
* Byhalia
* Chuckery
* Claibourne
* Dipple
* Essex
* Fleetwood Park
* Irwin
* Jerome
* Lunda
* New Dover
* Otter
* Peoria
* Pharisburg
* Pottersburg
* Somersville
* Watkins
* West Jackson
* Woodland
* Woodview Park
* York Center

Ghost town|

* Homer

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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