WEBSITE HOSTING AVAILABLE for COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES: In January 2008, the Greene County Commissioners began offering Municipal Website Hosting, to encourage our townships and boroughs to compile information about their own municipality that would benefit the residents of that municipality.
We're proud to announce that Perry Township has been the first to take advantage of our county website hosting service.
Greene County Career & Technology Center (724-627-3106)
Reading Center: Click here, 102 Tunnel Road, Holbrook, PA Phone: 724-499-5428. Voting Precinct: for Jackson Township residents is in the Jackson Township Municipal Building located at 104 Tunnel Road, Holbrook, PA 15341 (Building Phone: 724-499-5713).
For more information, contact the Greene County Elections Office at 724-852-5304. Jackson Township Coordinance: Latitude: xx, Longitude: xx, Elevation: xx ft.
The geography of Jackson Township according to the United States Census Bureau, has a total area of 76.2 km˛ (29.4 mi˛), 76.2 km˛ (29.4 mi˛) of it is land and 0.03% is water. Jackson Township Officials: (updated 1/6/2010)
Chairman: Raymond S. Kiger 2102 Golden Oaks Road, Holbrook, PA 15341 (Phone: 724-499-5672)
Vice Chairman: Leroy McGlone, Jr. 2393 Golden Oaks Road, PO Box 16, Holbrook, PA 15341
Supervisor: Owen Jeremiah Kiger 1689 Toms Run Road, Holbrook, PA 15341
Secretary-Treasurer: Richard Kerch
Solicitor: J. William Hook P.O. Box 792, Waynesburg, PA 15370 (Phone: 724-428-4295)
Engineer: K-2 Engineering (Phone: 714-439-3440)
Township Auditors:
Crystal G. Miller
Ellen F. Weaver
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Elected Tax Collector: Kathy Kiger 2102 Golden Oaks Road, Holbrook, PA 15341 (Phone: 724-499-5672)
Appointed Tax Collector: Central Tax Bureau Waynesburg, PA 15370 (Phone: 724-627-8980)
Constable: John Gurney (Phone: 724-499-5054)
Emergency Management Coordinator: Raymond S. Kiger 104 Tunnel Road, Holbrook, PA 15341 (Phone: 724-499-5713)
Carl Barchiesi (alternate) Eighty-eight Road, Carmichaels, PA 15320 (Phone: 724-966-7613)
Uniform Construction Code (UCC) Administrator: Richard Kerch (Phone: 724-499-5466)
Scheduled Board Meetings: are held monthly at the township municipal building at 104 Tunnel Road, Holbrook, PA 15341 on the following schedule: at 9:00 a.m. on the first Tuesday of every month ... except for every third month (March, June, September & December) the meetings will be at 6:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month. Any questions, call the Township Office. Meeting Notes:forthcoming Comprehensive Plan:forthcoming Also see the Greene County Comprehensive Plan prepared by the Department of Economic Development. Permits and Ordinances:forthcoming Demographics of Jackson Township: (Information Source: wikipedia.org (Wikipedia, the Free Online Encyclopedia) )
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 516 people, 192 households, and 145 families residing in the township.
The population density was 6.8/km˛ (17.5/mi˛). There were 228 housing units at an average density of 3.0/km˛ (7.7/mi˛).
The racial makeup of the township was 98.84% White, 0.19% Pacific Islander, and 0.97% from two or more races.
There were 192 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $32,188, and the median income for a family was $37,500.
Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $20,625 for females.
The per capita income for the township was $12,653.
About 15.1% of families and 22.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.0% of those under age 18 and 23.9% of those age 65 or over. Notable mentions within Jackson Township:
Parks:
Organizations & landmarks:
Churches: Macedonia Church, Bethany Church.
Cemeteries: Higgins Cemetery, Staggers Cemetery.
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Falling Timber Run, Job Creek, Webster Run.
Pennsylvania Local Government:
(Information Source: wikipedia.org (Wikipedia, the Free Online Encyclopedia))
Local government in Pennsylvania is a mosaic of 5,334 individual units. All were established by the State or provincial government and operate under laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Each unit is distinct and independent of other local units, although they may overlap geographically and may act together to serve the public. Jackson Township is located within Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 516 at the 2000 census. Information Links and more:
USEPA FIPS Code for Pennsylvania = 42, Greene County = 059 (42059).
Federal Information Processing Standards Codes for states, counties, and named populated places; are a standardized set of numeric or alphabetic codes issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to ensure uniform identification of geographic entities through all federal government agencies. The entities covered include: states and statistically equivalent entities, counties and statistically equivalent entities, named populated and related location entities (such as, places and county subdivisions), and American Indian and Alaska Native areas.
Watersheds: Ohio Basin, Monongahela Subbasin (Source: www.dep.state.pa.us).
A watershed is an area of land that drains into a lake or river. As rainwater and melting snow run downhill, they carry sediment and other materials into our streams, lakes, wetlands and groundwater (Source www.ctic.purdue.edu)
To search for cemeteries, villages and other features within Greene County, visit the
USGS Geographical Names Information System (GNIS) to determine what 7.5' topographic map(s) depict specific geographic features.
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For general information, please contact the Information Services at 724-852-5399 / Toll Free: 1-888-852-5399. County Office Building, 93 E. High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370
Raymond S. Kiger, Chairman
