Johnson Township, Champaign County, Ohio

Johnson Township, Champaign County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Johnson Township, Champaign County, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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image_caption = Aerial view of Kiser Lake, a major feature of the township


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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Champaign County



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map_caption1 = Location of Champaign County in Ohio

subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Champaign

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area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 79.5
area_land_km2 = 77.9
area_water_km2 = 1.5
area_total_sq_mi = 30.7
area_land_sq_mi = 30.1
area_water_sq_mi = 0.6

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 3357
population_density_km2 = 43.1
population_density_sq_mi = 111.6

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 357
elevation_ft = 1171
latd = 40 |latm = 9 |lats = 5 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 57 |longs = 13 |longEW = W

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blank_info = 39-39228GR|2
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blank1_info = 1085843GR|3
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Johnson Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,357 people in the township, 1,578 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39021 Champaign County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 12 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Adams Township - north
*Concord Township - east
*Mad River Township - southeast
*Jackson Township - south
*Brown Township, Miami County - west
*Green Township, Shelby County - northwest

Part of the village of St. Paris is located in southern Johnson Township, and the unincorporated community of Millerstown lies in the township's east.

Name and history

It is the only Johnson Township statewide, although there is a Johnston Township in Trumbull County.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

* [http://www.co.champaign.oh.us County website]
* [http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/geosurvey/pdf/cotwpmap.pdf County & Township Map of Ohio] (PDF object)


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