Jackson Township is one of the nine townships

Civil township

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 of Montgomery County

Montgomery County, Ohio

Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. The population was 535,153 in the 2010 Census. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada. The county seat is Dayton...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. As of the 2010 census the population was 6,335.

Geography

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

• Perry Township
  Perry Township, Montgomery County, Ohio
  Perry Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 5,999.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Clay Township - north...
  
   - north
• Jefferson Township
  Jefferson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio
  Jefferson Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 6,972.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:*Trotwood - north...
  
   - east
• German Township
  German Township, Montgomery County, Ohio
  German Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 8,429.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:*Jackson Township - north...
  
   - south
• Gratis Township, Preble County
  Gratis Township, Preble County, Ohio
  Gratis Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,471 people in the township, 3,343 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Lanier Township, Preble County
  Lanier Township, Preble County, Ohio
  Lanier Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,931 people in the township, 3,052 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Twin Township, Preble County
  Twin Township, Preble County, Ohio
  Twin Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,831 people in the township, 2,315 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

Two villages are located in Jackson Township: Farmersville

Farmersville, Ohio

Farmersville is a village in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,009 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Farmersville is located at ....

 in the south, and part of New Lebanon

New Lebanon, Ohio

New Lebanon is a village in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,995 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:New Lebanon is located at ....

 in the northeast.

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

• Montgomery County website