Center Township, Morgan County, Ohio

Center Township, Morgan County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Center Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Morgan County.


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

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area_total_km2 = 83.7
area_land_km2 = 83.5
area_water_km2 = 0.2
area_total_sq_mi = 32.3
area_land_sq_mi = 32.2
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 652
population_density_km2 = 7.8
population_density_sq_mi = 20.2

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 216
elevation_ft = 709
latd = 39 |latm = 37 |lats = 49 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 38 |longs = 49 |longEW = W

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Center Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 652 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39115 Morgan County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Manchester Township - north
*Sharon Township, Noble County - northeast
*Jackson Township, Noble County - east
*Adams Township, Washington County - southeast corner
*Waterford Township, Washington County - south
*Windsor Township - southwest
*Meigsville Township - west
*Bristol Township - northwest corner

Despite its name, Center Township is not in the center of Morgan County; it is located farther east than any other township in the county.

No municipalities are located in Center Township.

Name and history

It is one of nine Center Townships statewide.

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.

As of 2007, the trustees are Richard Border, Thomas Brothes, and Donald Reynolds, and the clerk is Joan Duskey. [http://www.morgancounty-oh.gov/center%20officials.htm, Morgan County. Accessed 2007-07-02.]

References

External links

* [http://www.morgancounty-oh.gov County website]


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