Fairfield Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

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Fairfield Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
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Location of Fairfield Township in Tuscarawas County
Coordinates: 40°32′54″N81°22′55″W / 40.54833°N 81.38194°W / 40.54833; -81.38194
Country United States
State Ohio
County Tuscarawas
Area
  Total22.1 sq mi (57.3 km2)
  Land22.1 sq mi (57.1 km2)
  Water0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,083 ft (330 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total1,509
  Density68.3/sq mi (26.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-26082 [3]
GNIS feature ID1087054 [1]

Fairfield Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,509 people in the township.

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Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Fairfield Township, although the unincorporated community of Somerdale lies in the northeastern part of the township.

Name and history

It is one of seven Fairfield Townships statewide. [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, 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. The current trustees are William Beans, Kenneth Brown, and John Dunn, and the fiscal officer is Jennifer Brown. [5]

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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. "Fairfield township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  5. Tuscarawas County, Ohio — Engineer: Joseph S. Bachman Archived 2007-05-28 at the Wayback Machine . Tuscarawas County. Accessed 2007-06-01.