Berlin Township, Holmes County, Ohio

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Berlin Township, Holmes County, Ohio
Township
Boyd School P9020161.jpg
Boyd School, built 1889
Map of Holmes County Ohio Highlighting Berlin Township.png
Location of Berlin Township in Holmes County
Coordinates: 40°33′39″N81°48′42″W / 40.56083°N 81.81167°W / 40.56083; -81.81167
Country United States
State Ohio
County Holmes
Area
 • Total26.1 sq mi (67.6 km2)
 • Land26.0 sq mi (67.4 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,119 ft (341 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,546
 • Density170/sq mi (67/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44610
Area code 330
FIPS code 39-05830 [2]
GNIS feature ID1086327 [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. As of the 2020 census the population of the township was 4,546, [3] up from 4,252 [4] at the 2010 census.

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As of 2011–15, 38.9% of the population spoke only English, 48.1% spoke Pennsylvania German at home, and 12.3% spoke German. [5] According to the 2019 "ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles", the percentage of English only speakers decreased to 35.7%, while speakers of "other Indo-European languages" [3] (basically Pennsylvania German/German), increased to 64.0% of the township's population.

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.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2000 3,857—
2010 4,25210.2%
2020 4,5466.9%
2010, [4] 2020 [3]

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. [6]

Statewide, other Berlin Townships are located in Delaware, Erie, Knox, and Mahoning counties. [7]

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. [8]

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, [9] 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. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 "Berlin township, Holmes County, Ohio". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Berlin township, Holmes County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Language Spoken at Home by Ability to Speak English for the Population 5 Years and Over; 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates: Berlin township, Holmes County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  8. ↑ "Behalt: The Amish and Mennonite Heritage Center". www.amish-heartland.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016.
  9. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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