Adams Township, Coshocton County, Ohio

Adams Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Municipalities and townships of Coshocton County.
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Ohio
County Coshocton
Area
 • Total 25.6 sq mi (66.4 km2)
 • Land 25.6 sq mi (66.4 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 932 ft (284 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 755
 • Density 29.4/sq mi (11.4/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-00240[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085909[1]

Adams Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 755 people in the township.[3]

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Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Adams Township, although the unincorporated community of Bakersville lies in the northeastern part of the township.

Name and history

It is one of ten Adams Townships 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.

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