Jackson Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,414 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: The village of Jackson Center is located in central Jackson Township, and the unincorporated community of Montra lies in the township's southwest.

Name and history

Jackson Township was established in 1833. 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.