Jackson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio

Jackson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio
Township

Slifers Presbyterian Church on Clayton Road

Location in Montgomery County and the state of Ohio.
Coordinates: 39°42′24″N 84°24′58″W / 39.70667°N 84.41611°W / 39.70667; -84.41611Coordinates: 39°42′24″N 84°24′58″W / 39.70667°N 84.41611°W / 39.70667; -84.41611
Country United States
State Ohio
County Montgomery
Area
 • Total 37.0 sq mi (95.8 km2)
 • Land 36.8 sq mi (95.4 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation[1] 922 ft (281 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 6,335
 • Density 170/sq mi (66/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-37912[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086670[1]

Jackson Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 6,335.[3]

Geography

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

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

  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. ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Jackson township, Montgomery County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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