Walnut Township, Fairfield County, Ohio

Walnut Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Township
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°W / 39.88639; -82.52361Coordinates: 39°53′11″N 82°31′25″W / 39.88639°N 82.52361°W / 39.88639; -82.52361
Country United States
State Ohio
County Fairfield
Area
 • Total 50.4 sq mi (130.6 km2)
 • Land 48.0 sq mi (124.4 km2)
 • Water 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2)
Elevation[1] 984 ft (300 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 6,841
 • Density 142/sq mi (55.0/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-80570[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086085[1]
Website www.walnuttwp.com

Walnut Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 6,841,[3] of whom 4,789 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[4][5]

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

Several populated places are located in Walnut Township:

Name and history

Walnut Township was organized in 1807, and named for the groves of walnut trees within its borders.[6] 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,[7] 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. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Walnut township, Fairfield County, Ohio". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Remainder of Walnut township, Walnut Township, Fairfield County, Ohio". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Fairfield Beach CDP, Walnut township, Fairfield County, Ohio". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  6. ↑ Miller, Charles Christian (1912). History of Fairfield County, Ohio, and representative citizens. Chicago, Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co. p. 197.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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