Paint Township, Fayette County, Ohio

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Paint Township, Fayette County, Ohio
Township
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Location of Paint Township in Fayette County
Coordinates: 39°38′13″N83°25′46″W / 39.63694°N 83.42944°W / 39.63694; -83.42944
Country United States
State Ohio
County Fayette
Area
 • Total51.56 sq mi (133.55 km2)
 • Land51.54 sq mi (133.50 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
[1]
988 ft (301 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total1,825
 • Density35/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-59486 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086092 [1]

Paint Township is one of the ten townships of Fayette County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,825.

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Geography

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

Most of the village of Bloomingburg is located in southeastern Paint Township.

Name and history

Paint Township takes its name from the Paint Creek which flows through the township and enriches its soil. [4] It is one of six Paint Townships 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. ↑ "Paint township, Fayette County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Allen, Frank M. (1914). History of Fayette County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B. F. Bowen, Incorporated. pp.  330 . Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  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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