Lick Township, Jackson County, Ohio

Lick Township, Jackson County, Ohio
Township

Columbia Chapel north of Jackson

Location of Lick Township in Jackson County
Coordinates: 39°3′20″N 82°37′8″W / 39.05556°N 82.61889°W / 39.05556; -82.61889Coordinates: 39°3′20″N 82°37′8″W / 39.05556°N 82.61889°W / 39.05556; -82.61889
Country United States
State Ohio
County Jackson
Area
 • Total 20.1 sq mi (52.2 km2)
 • Land 20.1 sq mi (52.2 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 650 ft (198 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 2,682
 • Density 133.1/sq mi (51.4/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-43442[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086370[1]

Lick Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 2,682 people lived in the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

Lick Township lies between the two other Jackson County townships that do not border other counties: Coal Township to the north, and Franklin Township to the south.

Much of the city of Jackson, the county seat of Jackson County, is located in Lick Township.

Name and history

Lick Township was organized as an original township of Jackson County, and named for the salt licks within its borders.[4] It is the only Lick Township statewide, although there are Licking Townships in Licking and Muskingum counties.

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,[5] 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. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Jackson County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 13 May 2007.
  4. ↑ Webster, Daniel Webster (1900). A History of Jackson County, Ohio. p. 149.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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