Jackson Township, Monroe County, Ohio

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Jackson Township, Ohio
Municipalities and townships of Monroe County.
Municipalities and townships of Monroe County.
Coordinates: 39°36′37″N 81°0′11″W / 39.61028, -81.00306
Country United States
State Ohio
County Monroe
Area
 - Total 20.1 sq mi (52.2 km²)
 - Land 19.9 sq mi (51.5 km²)
 - Water 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
Elevation [1] 1,175 ft (358 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 473
 - Density 23.8/sq mi (9.2/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-37898[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086652[1]

Jackson Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 473 people in the township.[3]

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[edit] Geography

Located in the far southern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the southeast: Wetzel County farther north, and Tyler County farther south.

No municipalities are located in Jackson Township.

[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.

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