Bristol Township, Morgan County, Ohio

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Bristol Township, Morgan County, Ohio
Township
Bucket from mining machine Big Muskie, preserved in a township park
Bucket from mining machine Big Muskie, preserved in a township park
Location of Bristol Township in Morgan County
Location of Bristol Township in Morgan County
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Country United States
State Ohio
County Morgan
Area
 • Total 38.6 sq mi (99.9 km2)
 • Land 37.7 sq mi (97.6 km2)
 • Water 0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
Elevation[1] 843 ft (257 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 207
 • Density 5.5/sq mi (2.1/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-08910[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086684[1]

Bristol Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 207 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Bristol Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Bristol Township is located in Trumbull County.

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,[4] 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.

As of 2007, the trustees are John Kalb, Walter Vanhorn, and Paul Wickham, and the clerk is Shirley Holland.[5]

References

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  3. Morgan County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  5. http://www.morgancounty-oh.gov/bristol%20officials.htm, Morgan County. Accessed 2007-07-02.

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