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Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,653. [2] Its county seat is Jackson. [3] The county is named for Andrew Jackson, a hero of the War of 1812 who was subsequently elected President of the United States. [4] It is known as "The Little Wales of Ohio." [5]
Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Ohio, United States [4] approximately 27 miles (43 km) southeast of Chillicothe. The population was 6,252 at the 2020 census . It is the principal city of the Jackson, Ohio micropolitan area , which consists of Jackson County.
Name and history. Jackson Township was organized in 1816. [4] This township took its name from Jackson County, which was named for Andrew Jackson, a major general in the War of 1812 and afterward seventh President of the United States (1829–1837). [4] It is one of thirty-seven Jackson Townships statewide.
The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. [1] There are 14 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 23, 2024.[2]
Jefferson Township was organized around 1818, and named for Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States. [4] It is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide. [5] Jefferson Township has the twelfth largest population of people of Welsh descent in the United States, and sixth largest in Ohio. [6]
Much of the city of Jackson, the county seat of Jackson County, is located in Lick Township. Name and history Thomas Hutchins' map of Henry Bouquet's 1764 expedition to Ohio showing "Lick T." just below the center of the page. Lick Township was organized as an original township of Jackson County, and named for the salt licks within its borders.
UTC-4 (EDT) FIPS code. 39-50624 [3] GNIS feature ID. 1086372 [1] Milton Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, 1,034 people lived in the township.
The Jackson County Apple Festival is an annual festival dedicated to the apple held in Jackson, Ohio, United States. [1] The festival was created to promote Jackson County's leading agricultural product, which at the time was grown by over forty farms in the area.