Thorn Township, Perry County, Ohio
| Thorn Township, Perry County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
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The Soloman Whitmer House, a historic site on Zion Road | |
 Location of Thorn Township in Perry County | |
| Coordinates: 39°53′26″N 82°24′52″W / 39.89056°N 82.41444°WCoordinates: 39°53′26″N 82°24′52″W / 39.89056°N 82.41444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Perry |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.0 sq mi (98.5 km2) |
| • Land | 37.3 sq mi (96.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,017 ft (310 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 3,765 |
| • Density | 101.1/sq mi (39.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-76659[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086791[1] |
Thorn Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,765 people in the township, 3,034 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Licking Township, Licking County - north
- Bowling Green Township, Licking County - northeast
- Hopewell Township - east
- Reading Township - southeast
- Richland Township, Fairfield County - south
- Walnut Township, Fairfield County - west
- Union Township, Licking County - northwest corner
The village of Thornville is located in northeastern Thorn Township.
Name and history
Thorn Township was organized around 1804, and was so named on account of there being many thorny plants within its borders.[4] It is the only Thorn Township statewide.[5]
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,[6] 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.
- ↑ Perry County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ↑ Colborn, Ephraim S. (1883). History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio. Brookhaven Press. p. 307.
- ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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