Jackson Township is one of the twenty
townships
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of
Darke County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 2,668 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Mississinawa Township - north
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Allen Township - northeast
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Brown Township - east
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Greenville Township - southeast corner
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Washington Township - south
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Wayne Township, Randolph County, Indiana - southwest
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Jackson Township, Randolph County, Indiana - northwest
The village of
Union City is located in western Jackson Township, along the Indiana border.
Name and history
It is one of thirty-seven
Jackson Townships statewide.
Jackson Township was split from
Washington Township in 1833 but reduced by the creation of
Gibson Township (now a part of
Mercer County) in 1836. Ten families who arrived in the area in 1829 were the first settlers within the modern boundaries of the township.
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
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. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
External links
County website
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Townships in Darke County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio