Oliver Township, Adams County, Ohio

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Oliver Township, Adams County, Ohio
Township
Forests in Oliver Township.jpg
Much of Oliver Township is forested.
Adams County Ohio incorporated and unincorporated areas Oliver Township highlighted.svg
Location in Adams County and the state of Ohio.
Coordinates: 38°54′0″N83°30′12″W / 38.90000°N 83.50333°W / 38.90000; -83.50333
Country United States
State Ohio
County Adams
Area
 • Total29.0 sq mi (75.1 km2)
 • Land29.0 sq mi (75.0 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
928 ft (283 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,352
 • Density46/sq mi (17.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-58366 [2]
GNIS feature ID1085683 [1]

Oliver Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. As population was 1,352 at the 2020 census. [3]

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Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Oliver Township.

Name and history

Oliver Township was organized in 1853. It was named for John Oliver, a county commissioner. [4]

It is the only Oliver Township 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. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Oliver township, Adams County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  4. ↑ Evans, Nelson Wiley (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. E B. Stivers. pp.  453.
  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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