Sunfish Township, Pike County, Ohio

Sunfish Township, Pike County, Ohio
Township
Along a road in northwestern Sunfish Township
Location of Sunfish Township in Pike County
Coordinates: 39°2′16″N83°12′27″W / 39.03778°N 83.20750°W / 39.03778; -83.20750
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Pike
Area
• Total	32.7 sq mi (84.8 km2)
• Land	32.7 sq mi (84.8 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,138 ft (347 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	1,115
• Density	34.1/sq mi (13.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-75637 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1086819 [1]

Sunfish Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,115 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Benton Township - north
• Pebble Township - northeast
• Newton Township - east
• Camp Creek Township - southeast
• Rarden Township, Scioto County - south
• Franklin Township, Adams County - west
• Mifflin Township - northwest

No municipalities are located in Sunfish Township. Elm Grove has been a populated place within the township since before 1812. ^[4]

Name and history

It is the only Sunfish 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.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Sunfish township, Pike County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. Elm Grove, Sunfish Township, accessed 10 March 2018.
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.

External links

• Pike County visitors bureau website