Jackson Township, Preble County, Ohio

Coordinates: 39°47′18″N 84°45′34″W / 39.78833, -84.75944
Jackson Township, Ohio
Municipalities and townships of Preble County.
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Preble
Area
- Township	sq mi (km²)
- Land	sq mi ( km²)
- Water	sq mi ( km²)
Elevation ³	ft ( m)
Population (2000)
- Township
- Density	/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-38010²
GNIS feature ID	1086850³

Jackson Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,223 people in the township.^[1]

Geography

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

Jefferson Township - north
Monroe Township - northeast corner
Washington Township - east
Dixon Township - south
Boston Township, Wayne County, Indiana - southwest
Wayne Township, Wayne County, Indiana - northwest

No municipalities are located in Jackson Township.

Name and history

It is one of thirty-seven Jackson Townships statewide.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

^ Preble County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.

External links

County website

Municipalities and communities of Preble County, Ohio
County seat: Eaton
City	Eaton
Villages	College Corner \| Camden \| Eldorado \| Gratis \| Lewisburg \| New Paris \| Verona \| West Alexandria \| West Elkton \| West Manchester
Townships	Dixon \| Gasper \| Gratis \| Harrison \| Israel \| Jackson \| Jefferson \| Lanier \| Monroe \| Somers \| Twin \| Washington
Other locality	Fairhaven

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