Jackson Township, Highland County, Ohio
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Jackson Township is one of the seventeen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Highland County
Highland County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 40,875 people, 15,587 households, and 11,394 families residing in the county. The population density was 74 people per square mile . There were 17,583 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile...

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 1,099 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Marshall Township
    Marshall Township, Highland County, Ohio
    Marshall Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,008 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - northeast
  • Brushcreek Township
    Brushcreek Township, Highland County, Ohio
    Brushcreek Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,308 people in the township, 1,150 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - east
  • Bratton Township, Adams County
    Bratton Township, Adams County, Ohio
    Bratton Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,412 people in the township.The Great Serpent Mound, a serpent-shaped effigy mound of the Fort Ancient culture, is located within Bratton Township, along with much of the Serpent Mound...

     - southeast
  • Scott Township, Adams County
    Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio
    Scott Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,053 people in the township, 1,014 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - south
  • Concord Township
    Concord Township, Highland County, Ohio
    Concord Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,167 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - west
  • Washington Township
    Washington Township, Highland County, Ohio
    Washington Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,048 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - northwest


No municipalities are located in Jackson Township.

Name and history

It is one of thirty-seven Jackson Townships statewide.

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.
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