Jackson Township is one of the sixteen townships

Civil township

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 of Crawford County

Crawford County, Ohio

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, Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 5,487 people in the township, 402 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Vernon Township
  Vernon Township, Crawford County, Ohio
  Vernon Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 817 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Auburn Township - north...
  
   - north
• Sharon Township, Richland County
  Sharon Township, Richland County, Ohio
  Sharon Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
   - northeast
• Sandusky Township, Richland County
  Sandusky Township, Richland County, Ohio
  Sandusky Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
   - southeast
• Polk Township
  Polk Township, Crawford County, Ohio
  Polk Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,334 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Jefferson Township
  Jefferson Township, Crawford County, Ohio
  Jefferson Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,677 people in the township, 1,613 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west

Most of the village of Crestline

Crestline, Ohio

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 is located in central Jackson Township.

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.