Pike Township, Clark County, Ohio

Coordinates: 39°59′19″N 83°59′21″W / 39.98861°N 83.98917°W / 39.98861; -83.98917
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Pike Township, Clark County, Ohio
FIPS code
39-62610[3]
GNIS feature ID1085857[1]

Pike Township is one of the ten

2020 census
reported 3,733 people living in the township.

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

Part of the city of New Carlisle is located in southwestern Pike Township, and the village of North Hampton is located in the east.

Name and history

Pike Township was formed in 1818.[4]

It is one of eight Pike Townships statewide.[5]

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,[6] 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. ^ "Pike township, Clark County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ The History of Clark County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Cities, Towns, Etc. W. H. Beers and Company. 1881. p. 693.
  5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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