Berlin Township, Holmes County, Ohio

Berlin Township, Holmes County, Ohio
Township

Boyd School, built 1889

Location of Berlin Township in Holmes County
Coordinates: 40°33′39″N 81°48′42″W / 40.56083°N 81.81167°W / 40.56083; -81.81167Coordinates: 40°33′39″N 81°48′42″W / 40.56083°N 81.81167°W / 40.56083; -81.81167
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. It is at the heart of the Holmes County Amish settlement. 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:

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]

Important and historic sites

A major attraction for visitors is the Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center providing a glimpse of the traditional ways of the Amish and an illustrated history in its extensively large mural called Behalt.[7]

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,[8] 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. ↑ Holmes County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_5YR_B16001&prodType=table
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  7. ↑ http://www.amish-heartland.com/about%20the%20area/2016/04/01/behalt-the-amish-and-mennonite-heritage-center
  8. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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