Canaan Township, Athens County, Ohio
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| Canaan Township, Ohio | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Athens |
| Area | |
| - Total | 38.6 sq mi (100.0 km²) |
| - Land | 38.4 sq mi (99.4 km²) |
| - Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 620 ft (189 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 1,780 |
| - Density | 46.4/sq mi (17.9/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-11220[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085752[1] |
Canaan Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,780 people in the township, 1,472 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Ames Township - north
- Bern Township - northeast corner
- Rome Township - east
- Carthage Township - southeast corner
- Lodi Township - south
- Alexander Township - southwest corner
- Athens Township - west
- Dover Township - northwest corner
Part of the city of Athens is located in western Canaan Township.
The township is bisected by the Hocking River and U.S. Route 50. It also includes most of Strouds Run State Park.[4]
[edit] Name and history
Statewide, other Canaan Townships are located in Madison County, Morrow County, and Wayne Counties.
[edit] 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.
The current township trustees adamantly oppose creating any new public land for any purpose, and this has caused controversy because of Strouds Run State Park.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Athens County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 80. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
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