Jackson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

39°42′24″N 84°24′58″W / 39.70667°N 84.41611°W / 39.70667; -84.41611CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyMontgomeryArea

• Total37.0 sq mi (95.8 km²) • Land36.8 sq mi (95.4 km²) • Water0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)Elevation

^[1]

922 ft (281 m)Population

(2020)

• Total6,076 • Density160/sq mi (63/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-37912^[2]GNIS feature ID1086670^[1]

Jackson Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 6,076.^[3]

Geography

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

Perry Township - north
Jefferson Township - east
German Township - south
Gratis Township, Preble County - southwest corner
Lanier Township, Preble County - west
Twin Township, Preble County - northwest corner

Two villages are located in Jackson Township: Farmersville in the south, and part of New Lebanon in the northeast.

Name and history

It is one of thirty-seven Jackson Townships statewide.^[4]

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,^[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.

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Jackson township, Montgomery County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.