Amanda Township, Fairfield County, Ohio

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Amanda Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Township
Young wheat field on Dillon Road
Young wheat field on Dillon Road
Location of Amanda Township in Fairfield County
Location of Amanda Township in Fairfield County
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Country United States
State Ohio
County Fairfield
Area
 • Total 36.9 sq mi (95.5 km2)
 • Land 36.9 sq mi (95.5 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 938 ft (286 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 2,429
 • Density 65.8/sq mi (25.4/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 43102
Area code(s) 740
FIPS code[2] 39-01637
GNIS feature ID[1] 1086072

Amanda Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,429 people in the township, 1,722 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

The village of Amanda is located in southeastern Amanda Township, and the unincorporated community of Royalton lies in the northern part of the township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Amanda Townships are located in Allen and Hancock counties.[4]

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

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  3. ↑ Fairfield County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-25.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 2009-04-30.

External links

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