Adams Township, Guernsey County, Ohio

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Adams Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
Township
Samuel Harper Stone House.jpg
Samuel Harper Stone House, built 1841
Map of Guernsey County Ohio Highlighting Adams Township.png
Location of Adams Township in Guernsey County
Coordinates: 40°1′45″N81°40′7″W / 40.02917°N 81.66861°W / 40.02917; -81.66861
Country United States
State Ohio
County Guernsey
Area
 • Total25.2 sq mi (65.3 km2)
 • Land25.2 sq mi (65.3 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
994 ft (303 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total1,872
 • Density74/sq mi (29/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-00282 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086177 [1]

Adams Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,872.

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Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Adams Township.

Name and history

Adams Township was organized in 1827. [4] It is one of ten Adams Townships 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Adams township, Guernsey County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Sarchet, Cyrus Parkinson Beatty (1911). History of Guernsey County, Ohio, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Company. p. 281.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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