Lick Township, Jackson County, Ohio

Lick Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, 2,600 people lived in the township.

Lick Township, Jackson County, Ohio
Township
Columbia Chapel north of Jackson
Columbia Chapel north of Jackson
Location of Lick Township in Jackson County
Location of Lick Township in Jackson County
Coordinates: 39°3′20″N 82°37′8″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyJackson
Area
 • Total20.1 sq mi (52.2 km2)
 • Land20.1 sq mi (52.2 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
650 ft (198 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total2,600
 • Density130/sq mi (50/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-43442[3]
GNIS feature ID1086370[1]

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
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.[4] It is the only Lick Township statewide, although there are Licking Townships in Licking and Muskingum counties. The first map showing the town is a 1764 map of Henry Bouquet's expedition to Ohio, which places "Lick T." on the upper Scioto.

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. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Lick township, Jackson County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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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