Paint Township, Highland County, Ohio

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Paint Township, Highland County, Ohio
Township
BarrettsMill.JPG
Old mill site on Rocky Fork Creek
Map of Highland County Ohio Highlighting Paint Township.png
Location of Paint Township in Highland County
Coordinates: 39°13′13″N83°26′39″W / 39.22028°N 83.44417°W / 39.22028; -83.44417
Country United States
State Ohio
County Highland
Area
 • Total
58.6 sq mi (151.8 km2)
 • Land55.8 sq mi (144.6 km2)
 • Water2.8 sq mi (7.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
938 ft (286 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
4,850
 • Density83/sq mi (32/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-59500 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086310 [1]

Paint Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,850.

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Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Paint Township. The unincorporated community of Rainsboro is along US-50 in the township. The census-designated places of Highland Holiday and Rocky Fort Point are both located in the township's southern edge.

Major highways

Name and history

Paint Township takes its name from Paint Creek. [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.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Paint township, Highland County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Curious Cbus: Why Does Ohio Have So Many Townships Named Paint?". WOSU. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  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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