Jackson Township, Coshocton County, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°16′9″N 81°55′40″W / 40.26917°N 81.92778°W / 40.26917; -81.92778
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Jackson Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
Township
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church on Route 541
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church on Route 541
Location of Jackson Township in Coshocton County
Location of Jackson Township in Coshocton County
Coordinates: 40°16′9″N 81°55′40″W / 40.26917°N 81.92778°W / 40.26917; -81.92778
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyCoshocton
Area
 • Total31.7 sq mi (82.2 km2)
 • Land31.5 sq mi (81.6 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation
[1]
938 ft (286 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total1,852
 • Density58/sq mi (23/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-37730[3]
GNIS feature ID1085916[1]

Jackson Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,852.

Geography[edit]

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

No municipalities are located in Jackson Township.

Name and history[edit]

Jackson Township was organized in 1828.[4] It was named for Andrew Jackson.[5]

It is one of thirty-seven Jackson Townships statewide.[6]

Government[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Jackson township, Coshocton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Hunt, William Ellis (1876). Historical Collections of Coshocton County, Ohio. R. Clarke & Company. pp. 3.
  5. ^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. A. A. Graham. pp. 500. coshocton county ohio history.
  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[edit]

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