Jackson Township is one of the twelve townships

Civil township

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 of Champaign County

Champaign County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 38,890 people, 14,952 households, and 10,870 families residing in the county. The population density was 91 people per square mile . There were 15,890 housing units at an average density of 37 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 2,535 people in the township, 1,763 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Johnson Township
  Johnson Township, Champaign County, Ohio
  Johnson Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,357 people in the township, 1,578 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Mad River Township
  Mad River Township, Champaign County, Ohio
  Mad River Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,650 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• German Township, Clark County
  German Township, Clark County, Ohio
  German Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,336 people in the township, 7,012 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Pike Township, Clark County
  Pike Township, Clark County, Ohio
  Pike Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,891 people in the township, 3,521 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Elizabeth Township, Miami County
  Elizabeth Township, Miami County, Ohio
  Elizabeth Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,620 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Lost Creek Township, Miami County
  Lost Creek Township, Miami County, Ohio
  Lost Creek Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,633 people in the township, 1,311 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Brown Township, Miami County
  Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio
  Brown Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,554 people in the township, 1,044 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest

Two villages are located in Jackson Township: Christiansburg

Christiansburg, Ohio

Christiansburg is a village in Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The population was 553 at the 2000 census.-History:An early settler to Jackson Township was Joshua Howell, the founder of Christiansburg, who came from around Christiansburg, Virginia in 1808, with his wife Mary and eight...

 in the southwest, and part of St. Paris

St. Paris, Ohio

St. Paris is a village in Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,998 at the 2000 census.-History:The area where St. Paris now stands was originally inhabited by Native Americans. The first European settlers arrived in 1797 and the village was founded in 1831 by David Huffman,...

 in the north. The unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 of Thackery

Thackery, Ohio

Thackery is an unincorporated community in southeastern Jackson and southwestern Mad River Townships in Champaign County, Ohio, United States. It lies along State Route 55, southwest of the city of Urbana, the county seat of Champaign County.-References:...

 lies in the township's southeast.

Name and history

It is one of thirty-seven Jackson Townships statewide.

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, 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.

External links

• County website
• County & Township Map of Ohio (PDF object)