Symmes Township, Lawrence County, Ohio

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Symmes Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
Township
Waterloo UMC, former.jpg
Former Methodist church at Waterloo
Map of Lawrence County Ohio Highlighting Symmes Township.png
Location of Symmes Township in Lawrence County
Coordinates: 38°43′33″N82°30′29″W / 38.72583°N 82.50806°W / 38.72583; -82.50806
Country United States
State Ohio
County Lawrence
Area
[1]
 • Total37.8 sq mi (97.8 km2)
 • Land37.6 sq mi (97.5 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
[2]
814 ft (248 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total428
 • Density11/sq mi (4.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-76031 [4]
GNIS feature ID1086447 [2]

Symmes Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 428.

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Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Symmes Township, although the unincorporated community of Waterloo is located in the southeastern part of the township.

Name and history

Symmes Township was named after John Cleves Symmes, as was Symmes Creek of this township. [5] Statewide, the only other Symmes Township is in Hamilton County.

The first settlers organized Symmes Township and built cabins in the township in 1820. The first settlement was at the mouth of Johns Creek, with the next being on Buffalo Creek at Yates Fork (now Caulley Creek). [6] The first school was held in the cabin of Andrew Burke on Johns Creek in 1834. There were a total of twelve students from three different townships.

The township is within Wayne National Forest. In 1989, the federal government owned 61% of the land in the township. [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.

Education

The vast majority of K-12 educational services are provided to Symmes Township by the Symmes Valley Local School District, although parts of the township receive services from the Rock Hill Local School District, which also offers Pre-K education.

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References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Symmes township, Lawrence County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. ↑ The Lawrence Register, Townships of Lawrence County
  6. 1 2 US Genweb, History of Symmeys Township, Lawrence Co. Ohio.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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