Adams Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
| Adams Township, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
 Municipalities and townships of Guernsey County. | |
| Coordinates: 40°1′45″N 81°40′7″W / 40.02917°N 81.66861°WCoordinates: 40°1′45″N 81°40′7″W / 40.02917°N 81.66861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Guernsey |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.2 sq mi (65.3 km2) |
| • Land | 25.2 sq mi (65.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 994 ft (303 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,019 |
| • Density | 80.0/sq mi (30.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-00282[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086177[1] |
Adams Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,019 people in the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Knox Township - north
- Cambridge Township - east
- Westland Township - south
- Union Township, Muskingum County - southwest corner
- Highland Township, Muskingum County - west
- Monroe Township, Muskingum County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Adams 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.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Guernsey County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 March 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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