Center Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
Center Township, Guernsey County, Ohio | |
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Peacock Road, an old alignment of the National Road
Peacock Road, an old alignment of the National Road
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Location of Center Township in Guernsey County Location of Center Township in Guernsey County |
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Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Guernsey |
Area | |
• Total | 24.3 sq mi (63.0 km2) |
• Land | 24.1 sq mi (62.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
Elevation[1] | 961 ft (293 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 1,779 |
• Density | 73.7/sq mi (28.4/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 39-12938[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086179[1] |
Center Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 779 people in the township, 1,688 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
Geography
Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Jefferson Township - north
- Wills Township - east
- Richland Township - southeast
- Jackson Township - southwest
- Cambridge Township - west
No municipalities are located in Center Township, although the unincorporated community of Kipling lies in the southwestern part of the township. Leatherwood Creek flows through the southern part of the township.[4]
Name and history
Center Township was organized in 1822, and named for its location near the geographical center of Guernsey County.[5] It is one of nine Center Townships statewide.[6]
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,[7] 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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- ↑ Guernsey County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
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- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.