Beaver Township, Noble County, Ohio

Beaver Township, Noble County, Ohio
Township

Location of Beaver Township in Noble County
Coordinates: 39°55′6″N 81°16′51″W / 39.91833°N 81.28083°W / 39.91833; -81.28083Coordinates: 39°55′6″N 81°16′51″W / 39.91833°N 81.28083°W / 39.91833; -81.28083
Country United States
State Ohio
County Noble
Area
 • Total 29.3 sq mi (76.0 km2)
 • Land 29.3 sq mi (75.8 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,040 ft (317 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 758
 • Density 25.9/sq mi (10.0/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-04682[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086739[1]

Beaver Township is one of the fifteen townships of Noble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 758 people in the township, 658 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

The most easterly township in Noble County, it is the only county township to border Belmont County.

Batesville, the smallest village in Noble County, is located in central Beaver Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Beaver Townships are located in Mahoning and Pike Counties, plus a Beavercreek Township in Greene County.[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. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Noble County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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