Hamilton Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 513 people lived in the township.GeographyLocated in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: Scioto Township: northFranklin Township: northeast cornerJefferson Township: eastBloom Township, Scioto County: southMadison Township, Scioto County: west No municipalities are located in Hamilton Township.Name and historyHamilton Township was organized in 1816, and named after Alexander Hamilton. Statewide, other Hamilton Townships are located in Franklin, Lawrence, and Warren counties.GovernmentThe 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.
