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Jackson Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,346 people in the township.[3]

Jackson Township, Pike County, Ohio
Township
Pike County Airport
Location of Jackson Township in Pike County
Coordinates: 39°8′5″N 82°52′59″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyPike
Area
 • Total52.0 sq mi (134.8 km2)
 • Land51.5 sq mi (133.3 km2)
 • Water0.6 sq mi (1.4 km2)
Elevation
[1]
692 ft (211 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,346
 • Density26.1/sq mi (10.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-37996[2]
GNIS feature ID1086810[1]

Geography


Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Jackson Township.


Name and history


It is one of thirty-seven Jackson Townships statewide.[4]


Race relations


The eastern part of Jackson Township is unique among American communities due to a large number of white passing mixed-race individuals who choose to identify as African American.[5][6]


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,[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


  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. Pike County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Archived 2016-11-25 at the Wayback Machine Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. Shah, Khushbu (July 25, 2019). "They look white but say they're black: a tiny town in Ohio wrestles with race". The Guardian. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  6. "State of the Re:Union with Al Letson: East Jackson, Ohio: As Black as We Wish to Be". WXXI. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.




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