McKean Township, Licking County, Ohio

McKean Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Location of McKean Township in Licking County
Coordinates: 40°8′59″N 82°31′11″W / 40.14972°N 82.51972°W / 40.14972; -82.51972Coordinates: 40°8′59″N 82°31′11″W / 40.14972°N 82.51972°W / 40.14972; -82.51972
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Licking
Area
– Total	25.7 sq mi (66.7 km2)
– Land	25.7 sq mi (66.6 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1]	1,220 ft (372 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,516
– Density	58.9/sq mi (22.8/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-46116[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086469[1]

McKean Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,516 people in the township.^[3]

Geography

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

• Burlington Township - north
• Washington Township - northeast
• Newton Township - east
• Granville Township - south
• St. Albans Township - southwest corner
• Liberty Township - west
• Bennington Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in McKean Township.

Name and history

It is the only McKean 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. ^ Licking 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
• Township website