Jackson Township, Stark County, Ohio

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official_name = Jackson Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Stark County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Stark

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area_total_km2 = 96.1
area_land_km2 = 94.6
area_water_km2 = 1.6
area_total_sq_mi = 37.1
area_land_sq_mi = 36.5
area_water_sq_mi = 0.6

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 37744
population_density_km2 = 399.2
population_density_sq_mi = 1033.8

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_m = 339
elevation_ft = 1112
latd = 40 |latm = 51 |lats = 25 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 28 |longs = 33 |longEW = W

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Jackson Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 37,744 people in the township, 37,484 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39151 Stark County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:
*Green - north
*Lake Township - northeast corner
*Plain Township - east
*Canton Township - southeast corner
*Perry Township - south
*Tuscarawas Township - southwest corner
*Lawrence Township - west
*New Franklin - northwest corner

Two municipalities are located in Jackson Township: a small part of the city of Massillon in the southwest, and the village of Hills and Dales in the southeast. The unincorporated community of Marchand lies in the township's northeast.

Name and history

It is one of thirty-seven Jackson Townships statewide.

Economy

The township is home to a thriving retail market. Westfield Belden Village, The Strip, and its surrounding retail outlets provide residents with a variety of choice in shopping and dining.

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 office or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. Currently, the board is composed of president John Pizzino and members William Burger and James Walters, and the fiscal officer is Randy Gonzalez. [ [http://www.jacksontwp.com/admin/trusteesindex.htm Trustees & Clerk Index] , Jackson Township. Accessed 2008-02-26.]

The township's motto is "We make things happen." [ [http://www.jacksontwp.com Jackson Township] , Jackson Township. Accessed 2007-05-30.]

Education

Public education in Jackson Township is provided by Jackson Local Schools, of which Cheryl Haschak is the superintendent. This district is made up of four elementary schools: Sauder, Amherst, Lake Cable and Strausser, one middle school, and one high school. The high school has recently finished a new addition, which the students moved into in January 2007. There is still further construction in other parts of the building.

The district was rated excellent by the state of Ohio for the 2005-2006 schoolyear. [ [http://www.ode.state.oh.us/reportcardfiles/2005-2006/DIST/049858.pdf State report card] . Accessed 2007-05-30.]

References

External links

* [http://www.jacksontwp.com Township website]
* [http://www.co.stark.oh.us County website]
* [http://jackson.stark.k12.oh.us Jackson Local Schools]