Cambridge Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
| Cambridge Township, Guernsey County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
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The Broom-Braden Stone House, a historic site in the township | |
 Location of Cambridge Township in Guernsey County | |
| Coordinates: 40°1′35″N 81°35′3″W / 40.02639°N 81.58417°WCoordinates: 40°1′35″N 81°35′3″W / 40.02639°N 81.58417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Guernsey |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.9 sq mi (90.4 km2) |
| • Land | 34.8 sq mi (90.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 863 ft (263 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 15,505 |
| • Density | 445.3/sq mi (171.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 43725, 43750 |
| Area code(s) | 740 |
| FIPS code | 39-11003[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086178[1] |
Cambridge Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 15,505 people in the township, 3,985 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Liberty Township - north
- Jefferson Township - northeast
- Center Township - east
- Jackson Township - south
- Westland Township - southwest
- Adams Township - west
- Knox Township - northwest
The city of Cambridge, the county seat of Guernsey County, is located in central Cambridge Township.
Name and history
Cambridge Township was established in 1810.[4] It is the only Cambridge Township 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 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
- 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.
- ↑ Guernsey County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ↑ Sarchet, Cyrus Parkinson Beatty (1911). History of Guernsey County, Ohio, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Company. p. 284.
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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