Pickaway Township, Pickaway County, Ohio
Pickaway Township, Pickaway County, Ohio | |
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 The Joseph Black Farmhouse, a historic site in the township | |
 Location of Pickaway Township in Pickaway County | |
| Coordinates: 39°31′33″N 82°55′13″W / 39.52583°N 82.92028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Pickaway |
| Area | |
• Total | 49.0 sq mi (126.9 km2) |
| • Land | 48.7 sq mi (126.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 764 ft (233 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,036 |
| • Density | 41.8/sq mi (16.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-62484[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086801[1] |
Pickaway Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,036 people in the township.
Geography
[edit]Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Circleville Township - north, west of Washington Township
- Washington Township - north, east of Circleville Township
- Clearcreek Township, Fairfield County - northeast corner
- Salt Creek Township - east
- Colerain Township, Ross County - southeast corner
- Green Township, Ross County - south
- Union Township, Ross County - southwest
- Wayne Township - northwest
No municipalities are located in Pickaway Township.
Name and history
[edit]It is the only Pickaway Township statewide.[4]
Government
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Pickaway township, Pickaway County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
External links
[edit]Municipalities and communities of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |