Seal Township, Pike County, Ohio

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Seal Township, Pike County, Ohio
Township
Friendly Grove, a historic site in the township
Friendly Grove, a historic site in the township
Location of Seal Township in Pike County
Location of Seal Township in Pike County
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Country United States
State Ohio
County Pike
Area
 • Total 29.0 sq mi (75.0 km2)
 • Land 28.5 sq mi (73.9 km2)
 • Water 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Elevation[1] 686 ft (209 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 2,983
 • Density 104.6/sq mi (40.4/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-71171[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086818[1]

Seal Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,983 people in the township, 1,076 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

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

Along with Newton Township, it is the only Pike County township completely surrounded by other Pike County townships. The other twelve all touch townships from neighboring counties. Seal township sits right between Pee-Pee and Beaver townships, which is the subject of many double entendre jokes by the locals.

The village of Piketon is located in northwestern Seal Township.

Name and history

It is the only Seal Township 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

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  3. ↑ Pike County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
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  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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