Sunfish Township, Pike County, Ohio

Sunfish Township, Pike County, Ohio
Township

Along a road in northwestern Sunfish Township

Municipalities and townships of Pike County
Coordinates: 39°2′16″N 83°12′27″W / 39.03778°N 83.20750°WCoordinates: 39°2′16″N 83°12′27″W / 39.03778°N 83.20750°W
Country United States
State Ohio
County Pike
Area
  Total 32.7 sq mi (84.8 km2)
  Land 32.7 sq mi (84.8 km2)
  Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,138 ft (347 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 1,317
  Density 40.2/sq mi (15.5/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-75637[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086819[1]

Sunfish Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,317 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Sunfish Township.

Name and history

It is the only Sunfish 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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