Newcastle Township, Coshocton County, Ohio

Newcastle Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Municipalities and townships of Coshocton County.
Coordinates: 40°20′51″N 82°8′7″W / 40.3475°N 82.13528°W / 40.3475; -82.13528Coordinates: 40°20′51″N 82°8′7″W / 40.3475°N 82.13528°W / 40.3475; -82.13528
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Coshocton
Area
– Total	25.8 sq mi (66.8 km2)
– Land	25.8 sq mi (66.8 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1]	820 ft (250 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	441
– Density	17.1/sq mi (6.6/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-54376[2]
GNIS feature ID	1085923[1]

Newcastle Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 441 people in the township.^[3]

Geography

Located in the far western part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Tiverton Township - north
• Monroe Township - northeast corner
• Jefferson Township - east
• Bedford Township - southeast corner
• Perry Township - south
• Jackson Township, Knox County - southwest corner
• Butler Township, Knox County - west
• Union Township, Knox County - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Newcastle Township, although the unincorporated community of Walhonding lies in the northern part of the township.

Name and history

It is the only Newcastle Township statewide.^[4]

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. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Coshocton County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16. 
5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website