- Berlin Township, Holmes County, Ohio
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Berlin Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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mapsize = 250x200px
map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Holmes County.
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map_caption1 =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Holmesgovernment_footnotes =
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established_date =unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 67.5
area_land_km2 = 67.5
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 26.1
area_land_sq_mi = 26.1
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 3857
population_density_km2 = 57.1
population_density_sq_mi = 148.0timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 341
elevation_ft = 1119
latd = 40 |latm = 33 |lats = 39 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 48 |longs = 42 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
ZIP code
postal_code = 44610
area_code = 330
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 39-05830GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1086327GR|3
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footnotes =Berlin Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County,
Ohio ,United States . The 2000 census found 3,857 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39075 Holmes County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates]Ohio State University , 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]Geography
Located in the east central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Salt Creek Township - north
*Paint Township - northeast corner
*Walnut Creek Township - east
*Clark Township - southeast
*Mechanic Township - southwest
*Hardy Township - westNo municipalities are located in Berlin Township, although the unincorporated community of Berlin lies at the center of the township.
Name and history
Statewide, other Berlin Townships are located in Delaware, Erie, Knox, and Mahoning 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://www.holmescounty.com/gov/ County website]
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