Coal Township is one of the twelve townships

Civil township

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 of Jackson County

Jackson County, Ohio

Jackson County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2010, the population was 33,225. Its county seat is Jackson and is named for Andrew Jackson, a hero of the War of 1812 who was subsequently elected President of the United States....

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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United States Census, 2000

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, 2,078 people lived in the township, including 1,533 in its unincorporated areas.

Geography

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

• Washington Township
  Washington Township, Jackson County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 743 people lived in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
  : north
• Milton Township
  Milton Township, Jackson County, Ohio
  Milton Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 1,119 people lived in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
  : east
• Lick Township
  Lick Township, Jackson County, Ohio
  Lick Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 2,682 people lived in the township.-Geography:Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Coal Township: north...
  
  : south
• Liberty Township
  Liberty Township, Jackson County, Ohio
  Liberty Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 1,672 people lived in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
  : southwest
• Jackson Township
  Jackson Township, Jackson County, Ohio
  Jackson Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 1,296 people lived in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
  : northwest

Of the three Jackson County townships that do not border another county (Franklin

Franklin Township, Jackson County, Ohio

Franklin Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 1,913 people lived in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the township, it borders the following townships:...

, Lick, and Coal), Coal Township is the farthest north.

The village of Coalton

Coalton, Ohio

Coalton is a village in Jackson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 545 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Coalton is located at ....

 is located in central Coal Township, and part of the city of Wellston

Wellston, Ohio

Wellston is a city in Jackson County, Ohio, United States, in the southeastern part of the state. Founded in 1873 as an iron and coal producing center, the city was named after founder Harvey Wells, a member of the Ohio Constitutional Convention. The city was incorporated in 1876. The population...

 occupies the northwestern corner of the township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Coal Township is located in Perry County

Coal Township, Perry County, Ohio

Coal Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,106 people in the township, 332 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

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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 fiscal officer, 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.