Reading Township, Perry County, Ohio
| Reading Township, Perry County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
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The Randolph Mitchell House in New Reading | |
 Location of Reading Township in Perry County | |
| Coordinates: 39°47′7″N 82°19′8″W / 39.78528°N 82.31889°WCoordinates: 39°47′7″N 82°19′8″W / 39.78528°N 82.31889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Perry |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.7 sq mi (131.3 km2) |
| • Land | 50.4 sq mi (130.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,079 ft (329 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 3,956 |
| • Density | 78.5/sq mi (30.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-65760[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086789[1] |
Reading Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,956 people in the township, 2,407 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Hopewell Township - north
- Madison Township - northeast corner
- Clayton Township - east
- Pike Township - southeast corner
- Jackson Township - south
- Rush Creek Township, Fairfield County - southwest
- Richland Township, Fairfield County - west
- Thorn Township - northwest
The village of Somerset is located in northern Reading Township.
Name and history
Reading Township was established around 1805, and named after Reading, Pennsylvania.[4] It is the only Reading Township statewide.[5]
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,[6] 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 2 "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.
- ↑ Perry County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ↑ Colborn, Ephraim S. (1883). History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio: Their Past and Present. Brookhaven Press. p. 261.
- ↑ "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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