Jackson Township is one of the nine

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of Montgomery County,

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. As of the 2020 census the population was 6,076.

Geography

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

: * 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

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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.

Government

The

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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

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and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected

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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

. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

County website
{{authority control Townships in Montgomery County, Ohio Townships in Ohio