Warren Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Warren Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio | |
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Township | |
Atwood Lake, seen from near the dam | |
Location of Warren Township in Tuscarawas County | |
Coordinates: 40°31′35″N 81°17′45″W / 40.52639°N 81.29583°WCoordinates: 40°31′35″N 81°17′45″W / 40.52639°N 81.29583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Tuscarawas |
Area | |
• Total | 22.4 sq mi (58.1 km2) |
• Land | 21.8 sq mi (56.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
Elevation[1] | 896 ft (273 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 1,194 |
• Density | 54.9/sq mi (21.2/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 39-80920[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1087068[1] |
Warren Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,194 people in the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Rose Township, Carroll County - north
- Monroe Township, Carroll County - northeast
- Orange Township, Carroll County - southeast
- Union Township - south
- Goshen Township - southwest
- Fairfield Township - west
- Sandy Township - northwest
No municipalities are located in Warren Township.
Name and history
It is one of five Warren 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, 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. The current trustees are William McDonnell, Todd Miller, and Jay VanNatter, and the fiscal officer is Mary Ellen Gooding.[5]
References
- 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Tuscarawas County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ↑ Tuscarawas County, Ohio — Engineer: Joseph S. Bachman. Tuscarawas County. Accessed 2007-06-01.