Berlin Township, Holmes County, Ohio
| Berlin Township, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
 Municipalities and townships of Holmes County. | |
| Coordinates: 40°33′39″N 81°48′42″W / 40.56083°N 81.81167°WCoordinates: 40°33′39″N 81°48′42″W / 40.56083°N 81.81167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Holmes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.1 sq mi (67.5 km2) |
| • Land | 26.1 sq mi (67.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,119 ft (341 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 3,857 |
| • Density | 148.0/sq mi (57.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 44610 |
| Area code(s) | 330 |
| FIPS code | 39-05830[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086327[1] |
Berlin Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,857 people in the township.[3] 42.7% spoke English, 42.3% spoke Pennsylvania German, and 13.1% spoke German.[4]
Geography
Located in the east central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Salt Creek Township - north
- Paint Township - northeast corner
- Walnut Creek Township - east
- Clark Township - southeast
- Mechanic Township - southwest
- Hardy Township - west
No municipalities are located in Berlin Township, although the unincorporated community of Berlin lies at the center of the township.
Name and history
Berlin Township was organized March 20, 1820 prior to the formation of Holmes County which occurred January 20, 1824. It therefore began as a township of Coshocton County. The original township included all of the present day Berlin Township plus the part of the present day Walnut Creek Township that was then in Coshocton County as well as the parts of the present day Salt Creek and Paint Townships north of these areas and south of the Greenville Treaty Line.[5]
Statewide, other Berlin Townships are located in Delaware, Erie, Knox, and Mahoning counties.[6]
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,[7] 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.
- ↑ Holmes County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ↑ http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_5YR_B16001&prodType=table
- ↑ Miller, Oscar R., Miller, Roy R., Kaufman, Stanley A. and Farver, W. E. Sesquicentennial History of the Berlin Community 1816-1966 Berlin, Ohio, second edition. Middaugh Printers, Sugarcreek, Ohio, 1967, p. 15.
- ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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