Jackson Township, Clermont County, Ohio

Jackson Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 2,980.[3]

Jackson Township, Clermont County, Ohio
Township
U.S. Route 50 in Marathon
Location of Jackson Township in Clermont County
Coordinates: 39°7′58″N 84°2′24″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyClermont
Area
 • Total31.4 sq mi (81.2 km2)
 • Land31.2 sq mi (80.7 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation909 ft (277 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,980
 • Density96/sq mi (36.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-37716[2]
GNIS feature ID1085864[1]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Jackson Township. The unincorporated community of Marathon lies in the township's east.

Name and history

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

The small community of Lerado was laid out by Bernard Conn in April 1834 as "Brownsville" on the "Newtonsville and Brownsville free turnpike", now State Route 131. At one time the village had a hotel, a general store, two blacksmith shops and a turning lathe shop. A post office was established there in 1876. It was thought, at one time, that Brownsville would become a sizable town with considerable population and many businesses.[5]

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,[6] 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. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jackson township, Clermont County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. Jackson Township, Clermont County, Ohio Archived 2011-01-21 at the Wayback Machine website Dec 27, 2010
  6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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