Jackson Township, Preble County, Ohio

Coordinates: 39°47′18″N 84°45′34″W / 39.78833°N 84.75944°W / 39.78833; -84.75944
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Jackson Township, Preble County, Ohio
FIPS code
39-38010[3]
GNIS feature ID1086850[1]

Jackson Township is one of the twelve

2020 census found 1,141 people within the township. The Jackson community is served by National Trail High School and the National Trail Local School District. Interstate 70
runs along the northern part of the township.

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Jackson Township.

Name and history

Jackson Township was founded in 1816,[4] and named for General Andrew Jackson, afterward seventh President of the United States.[5] It is one of thirty-seven Jackson Townships statewide.[6]

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,[7] 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

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Jackson township, Preble County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 250. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  5. ^ History of Preble County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches. H. Z. Williams & Bro. 1881. p. 37.
  6. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  7. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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