Jackson Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,738 people in the township.
Geography Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Eagle Township - north Winchester Township, Adams County - northeast Wayne Township, Adams County - southeast Byrd Township - south Jefferson Township - southwest Franklin Township - west Washington Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Jackson Township.
Name and history It is one of thirty-seven Jackson Townships statewide.
Jackson Township was established in 1823.
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, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. 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 presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
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External links County website