Goshen Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio | |
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Coordinates: 40°27′56″N81°24′28″W / 40.46556°N 81.40778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Tuscarawas |
Area | |
• Total | 27.1 sq mi (70.3 km2) |
• Land | 26.7 sq mi (69.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
Elevation | 955 ft (291 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,081 |
• Density | 190.3/sq mi (73.3/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 39-31066 [3] |
GNIS feature ID | 1087056 [1] |
Goshen Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,081 people in the township.
Located in the east central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Several municipalities are located in Goshen Township:
Goshen Township is named after the Land of Goshen, whose name was meant to imply fertility of the soil. [4] It is one of seven Goshen Townships statewide. [5] The township was established in 1808. [6]
Within the township's boundaries is the old village of Goshen which was one of the settlements of the Christian Munsee.[ citation needed ]
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 Bob Hausermann, Lisa Allen, and Dan Hodges, and the fiscal officer is Laura Engled. [7]
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Clay Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,942 people in the township.
Rush Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 2,788 people living in the township.
Rush Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 867 people in the township.
Union Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,599 people in the township, 1,277 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Warren Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,194 people in the township.
Salem Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,584 people in the township.
Franklin Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 517.
Oxford Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,789 people in the township.
Auburn Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,109 people in the township.
Bucks Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,942 people in the township.
Dover Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,515 people in the township
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.
Franklin Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,846 people in the township.
Jefferson Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 958 people in the township,.
Lawrence Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,870 people in the township.
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