| Jackson Township, Champaign County, Ohio | |
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| — Township — | |
| Countryside in southeastern Jackson Township | |
| Municipalities and townships of Champaign County | |
| Location of Champaign County in Ohio | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Champaign |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.4 sq mi (96.8 km2) |
| • Land | 37.4 sq mi (96.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,191 ft (363 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,535 |
| • Density | 67.8/sq mi (26.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-37702[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085842[1] |
Jackson Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,535 people in the township, 1,763 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
Two villages are located in Jackson Township: Christiansburg in the southwest, and part of St. Paris in the north. The unincorporated community of Thackery lies in the township's southeast.
It is one of thirty-seven Jackson Townships statewide.[4]
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.
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