Jackson Township, Crawford County, Ohio

Jackson Township, Crawford County, Ohio
Township

Countryside southwest of Crestline

Location of Jackson Township (red) in Crawford County, next to the city of Crestline (yellow)
Coordinates: 40°47′13″N 82°44′25″W / 40.78694°N 82.74028°W / 40.78694; -82.74028Coordinates: 40°47′13″N 82°44′25″W / 40.78694°N 82.74028°W / 40.78694; -82.74028
Country United States
State Ohio
County Crawford
Area
 • Total 7.6 sq mi (19.6 km2)
 • Land 7.6 sq mi (19.6 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,152 ft (351 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 381
 • Density 50/sq mi (19.4/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-37744[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085939[1]

Jackson Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population of the township was 381,[3] down from 5,487 people reported in 2000, when the village of Crestline's population was included.

Geography

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

Most of the village of Crestline is located in central Jackson Township.

Name and history

Jackson Township was created in 1835. It was named for Andrew Jackson.[4]

It is one of thirty-seven Jackson Townships statewide.[5]

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,[6] 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

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jackson township, Crawford County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ History of Crawford County and Ohio. Baskin & Battey. 1881. p. 489.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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