Jackson Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,425 people in the township.
Jackson Township, Muskingum County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Countryside north of Frazeysburg | |
 Location of Jackson Township in Muskingum County | |
| Coordinates: 40°7′26″N 82°7′52″W / 40.12389°N 82.13111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Muskingum |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.4 sq mi (63.3 km2) |
| • Land | 24.4 sq mi (63.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 719 ft (219 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,425 |
| • Density | 99/sq mi (38/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-37926[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086722[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Pike Township, Coshocton County - north
- Washington Township, Coshocton County - northeast corner
- Cass Township - east
- Licking Township - south
- Hanover Township, Licking County - southwest corner
- Perry Township, Licking County - west
The village of Frazeysburg is located in central Jackson Township.
Name and history
editEstablished in 1815, Jackson Township most likely was named after General Andrew Jackson, afterward President of the United States.[4] It is one of thirty-seven Jackson Townships statewide.[5]
By the 1830s, Jackson Township had two gristmills and three saw mills.[6]
Government
editThe 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,[7] 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Jackson township, Muskingum County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Everhart, F.J. (1882). 1794. History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers. F.J. Everhart & Co. p. 476.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 250. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.