Walnut Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
| Walnut Township, Fairfield County, Ohio | |
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| Township | |
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The John Gill Farmstead, a historic site in the township | |
 Location of Walnut Township in Fairfield County | |
| Coordinates: 39°53′11″N 82°31′25″W / 39.88639°N 82.52361°WCoordinates: 39°53′11″N 82°31′25″W / 39.88639°N 82.52361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Fairfield |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.3 sq mi (130.2 km2) |
| • Land | 47.9 sq mi (124.0 km2) |
| • Water | 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 984 ft (300 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 6,436 |
| • Density | 134.4/sq mi (51.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-80570[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086085[1] |
Walnut Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,436 people in the township, 4,545 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Union Township, Licking County - north
- Thorn Township, Perry County - east
- Richland Township - southeast
- Pleasant Township - south
- Liberty Township - west
- Harrison Township, Licking County - northwest corner
Several populated places are located in Walnut Township:
- Part of the village of Buckeye Lake, in the far north
- The census-designated place of Fairfield Beach, in the northeast
- The village of Millersport, in the north
- Part of the village of Pleasantville, in the far south
- The village of Thurston, in the south
Name and history
Walnut Township was organized in 1807, and named for the groves of walnut trees within its borders.[4] Statewide, other Walnut Townships are located in Gallia and Pickaway counties.
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.
- ↑ Fairfield County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ↑ Miller, Charles Christian (1912). History of Fairfield County, Ohio, and representative citizens. Chicago, Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co. p. 197.
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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