Berlin Township, Holmes County, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°33′39″N 81°48′42″W / 40.56083°N 81.81167°W / 40.56083; -81.81167
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Berlin Township, Holmes County, Ohio
FIPS code
39-05830[2]
GNIS feature ID1086327[1]

Berlin Township is one of the fourteen

2020 census the population of the township was 4,546,[3] up from 4,252[4]
at the 2010 census.

As of 2011–15, 38.9% of the population spoke only

Pennsylvania German at home, and 12.3% spoke German.[5] According to the 2019 "ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles", the percentage of English only speakers decreased to 35.7%, while speakers of "other Indo-European languages"[3]
(basically Pennsylvania German/German), increased to 64.0% of the township's population.

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Berlin Township, although the unincorporated community of Berlin lies at the center of the township.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20003,857—
20104,25210.2%
20204,5466.9%
2010,[4] 2020[3]

Name and history

Berlin Township was organized March 20, 1820 prior to the formation of

Greenville Treaty Line.[6]

Statewide, other Berlin Townships are located in Delaware, Erie, Knox, and Mahoning counties.[7]

Important and historic sites

A major attraction for visitors is the

Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center providing a glimpse of the traditional ways of the Amish and an illustrated history in its extensively large mural called Behalt.[8]

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,[9] 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. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c "Berlin township, Holmes County, Ohio". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Berlin township, Holmes County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  5. ^ "Language Spoken at Home by Ability to Speak English for the Population 5 Years and Over; 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates: Berlin township, Holmes County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  6. ^ Miller, Oscar R., Miller, Roy R., Kaufman, Stanley A. and Farver, W. E. Sesquicentennial History of the Berlin Community 1816-1966 Berlin, Ohio, second edition. Middaugh Printers, Sugarcreek, Ohio, 1967, p. 15.
  7. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  8. ^ "Behalt: The Amish and Mennonite Heritage Center". www.amish-heartland.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016.
  9. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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