Hamilton Township is one of the twelve
townships of
Jackson County, Ohio, United States. At the
2020 census, 545 people lived in the township.
Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Scioto Township: north
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Franklin Township: northeast corner
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Jefferson Township: east
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Bloom Township, Scioto County: south
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Madison Township, Scioto County: west
No municipalities are located in Hamilton Township.
Name and history
Hamilton Township was organized in 1816, and named after
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who served as the first U.S. secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 dur ...
.
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
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' (ORC) contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments o ...
. Retrieved 30 April 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
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Townships in Jackson County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio