Eagle Township, Vinton County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Eagle Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Vinton County.


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

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area_total_km2 = 84.6
area_land_km2 = 84.6
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 32.7
area_land_sq_mi = 32.7
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 412
population_density_km2 = 4.9
population_density_sq_mi = 12.6

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 244
elevation_ft = 801
latd = 39 |latm = 20 |lats = 17 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 40 |longs = 57 |longEW = W

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Eagle Township is one of the twelve townships of Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 412 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39163 Vinton County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 16 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Salt Creek Township, Hocking County: north
*Jackson Township: east
*Richland Township: southeast corner
*Harrison Township: south
*Liberty Township, Ross County: southwest
*Harrison Township, Ross County: west

No municipalities are located in Eagle Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Eagle Townships are located in Brown and Hancock 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 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.

References

External links

* [http://vintoncountyoh.gov County website]