Jackson Township, Wyandot County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

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 / 40.76083; -83.45444
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

[1]

| 902 ft (275 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total| 596
• Density| 22/sq mi (8.5/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-38178[3]
GNIS feature ID| 1087206[1]

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

## Geography[edit]

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[edit]

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

## Government[edit]

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[edit]

1. ^ a b "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.
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.

## External links[edit]

* County website

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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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