Paint Township, Highland County, Ohio
| Paint Township, Highland County, Ohio | |
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| Township | |
| Old mill site on Rocky Fork Creek
Old mill site on Rocky Fork Creek
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| Location of Paint Township in Highland County Location of Paint Township in Highland County |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Highland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.6 sq mi (151.7 km2) |
| • Land | 55.8 sq mi (144.6 km2) |
| • Water | 2.8 sq mi (7.2 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 938 ft (286 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 4,112 |
| • Density | 73.7/sq mi (28.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-59500[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086310[1] |
Paint Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,112 people in the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the east part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Madison Township - north
- Paint Township, Ross County - northeast
- Paxton Township, Ross County - east
- Perry Township, Pike County - southeast
- Brushcreek Township - south, east of Marshall Township
- Marshall Township - south, west of Brushcreek Township
- Liberty Township - southwest
- Penn Township - west
- Fairfield Township - northwest
No municipalities are located in Paint Township.
Name and history
It is one of six Paint Townships statewide.[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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ Highland 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.
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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