Walnut Township, Fairfield County, Ohio

Walnut Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Municipalities and townships of Fairfield County.
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Ohio
County Fairfield
Area
 • Total 50.3 sq mi (130.2 km2)
 • Land 47.9 sq mi (124.0 km2)
 • Water 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2)
Elevation[1] 984 ft (300 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 6,436
 • Density 134.4/sq mi (51.9/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-80570[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086085[1]

Walnut Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,436 people in the township, 4,545 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

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Geography

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

Several populated places are located in Walnut Township:

Name and history

Statewide, other Walnut Townships are located in Gallia and Pickaway Counties.

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,[4] 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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