- Coal Township, Perry County, Ohio
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Coal Township, Ohio — Township — Municipalities and townships of Perry County.
Coordinates: 39°35′3″N 82°13′57″W / 39.58417°N 82.2325°WCoordinates: 39°35′3″N 82°13′57″W / 39.58417°N 82.2325°W Country United States State Ohio County Perry Area – Total 14.0 sq mi (36.2 km2) – Land 14.0 sq mi (36.2 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation[1] 860 ft (262 m) Population (2000) – Total 1,106 – Density 79.1/sq mi (30.5/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) FIPS code 39-16350[2] GNIS feature ID 1086780[1] Coal Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,106 people in the township, 332 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Salt Lick Township - north
- Monroe Township - east
- Trimble Township, Athens County - southeast corner
- Ward Township, Hocking County - south
- Falls Township, Hocking County (northeastern portion) - west
- Monday Creek Township - northwest
The village of New Straitsville is located in western Coal Township.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Coal Township is located in Jackson County.
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,[4] 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
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Perry County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Perry County, Ohio Villages Corning | Crooksville | Glenford | Hemlock | Junction City | New Lexington | New Straitsville | Rendville | Roseville‡ | Shawnee | Somerset | Thornville
Townships Unincorporated
communitiesFootnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Perry County, Ohio
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