Lincoln Township, Morrow County, Ohio

Lincoln Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Township
Samuel P. Brown House, built 1880
Location of Lincoln Township in Morrow County
Coordinates: 40°27′32″N82°50′59″W / 40.45889°N 82.84972°W / 40.45889; -82.84972
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Morrow
Area
• Total	22.9 sq mi (59.3 km2)
• Land	22.9 sq mi (59.3 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,060 ft (323 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	2,040
• Density	89/sq mi (34/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-43680 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1086705 [1]

Lincoln Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,040 people in the township, 250 of whom lived in the village of Fulton.

Geography

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

• Gilead Township - north
• Harmony Township - east
• Bennington Township - southeast
• Peru Township - south
• Westfield Township - west
• Cardington Township - northwest

Two villages are located in Lincoln Township: part of Cardington in the northwest, and Fulton in the east.

Name and history

Lincoln Township was organized in 1828. ^[4] The township was named for Benjamin Lincoln (1733–1810), a general in the American Revolutionary War. ^[5] It is the only Lincoln Township statewide. ^[6]

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, ^[7] 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. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Lincoln township, Morrow County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. History of Morrow County and Ohio: Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio. O.L. Baskin & Company. 1880. p.  217.
5. Baughman, Abraham J.; Bartlett, Robert Franklin (1911). History of Morrow County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p.  410.
6. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website