Jackson Township, Darke County, Ohio
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| Jackson Township, Ohio | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Darke |
| Area | |
| - Total | 31.1 sq mi (80.5 km²) |
| - Land | 31.1 sq mi (80.5 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 1,066 ft (325 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 3,057 |
| - Density | 98.4/sq mi (38.0/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-37758[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086016[1] |
Jackson Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,057 people in the township, 1,290 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Mississinawa Township - north
- Allen Township - northeast
- Brown Township - east
- Greenville Township - southeast corner
- Washington Township - south
- Wayne Township, Randolph County, Indiana - southwest
- Jackson Township, Randolph County, Indiana - northwest
The village of Union City is located in western Jackson Township, along the Indiana border.
[edit] Name and history
It is one of thirty-seven Jackson Townships statewide.
[edit] 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. The current trustees are Richard Brooks, James Hanes, and Douglas Longfellow, and the clerk is Sandy Denniston.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Darke County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ Township Trustees. Darke County. Accessed 2007-06-01.
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