Pickaway Township, Pickaway County, Ohio

Pickaway Township,
Pickaway County, Ohio
Township

The Joseph Black Farmhouse, a historic site in the township

Municipalities and townships of Pickaway County.
Coordinates: 39°31′33″N 82°55′13″W / 39.52583°N 82.92028°WCoordinates: 39°31′33″N 82°55′13″W / 39.52583°N 82.92028°W
Country United States
State Ohio
County Pickaway
Area
  Total 49.0 sq mi (126.9 km2)
  Land 48.7 sq mi (126.0 km2)
  Water 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation[1] 764 ft (233 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 1,851
  Density 38.0/sq mi (14.7/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-62484[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086801[1]

Pickaway Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,851 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Pickaway Township.

Name and history

It is the only Pickaway Township 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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