| Osnaburg Township, Ohio | |
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| — Township — | |
| Municipalities and townships of Stark County. | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Stark |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.1 sq mi (96.0 km2) |
| • Land | 37.1 sq mi (96.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,184 ft (361 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 5,886 |
| • Density | 158.8/sq mi (61.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 44730 |
| Area code(s) | 330 |
| FIPS code | 39-58926[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086984[1] |
Osnaburg Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,886 people in the township, 4,257 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of East Canton is located in northeastern Osnaburg Township.
It is the only Osnaburg Township statewide.[4]
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1820 | 813 |
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| 1830 | 1,620 | 99.3% | |
| 1840 | 2,333 | 44.0% | |
| 1850 | 2,225 | −4.6% | |
| 1860 | 2,026 | −8.9% | |
| 1870 | 2,046 | 1.0% | |
| 1880 | 2,298 | 12.3% | |
| 1890 | 2,287 | −0.5% | |
| 1900 | 2,166 | −5.3% | |
| 1910 | 2,127 | −1.8% | |
| 1920 | 2,147 | 0.9% | |
| 1930 | 3,078 | 43.4% | |
| 1940 | 3,483 | 13.2% | |
| 1950 | 4,496 | 29.1% | |
| 1960 | 5,409 | 20.3% | |
| 1970 | 6,067 | 12.2% | |
| 1990 | 5,781 |
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| 2000 | 5,886 | 1.8% | |
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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.
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