Thorn Township, Perry County, Ohio

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Thorn Township, Perry County, Ohio
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The Soloman Whitmer House, a historic site on Zion Road
Map of Perry County Ohio Highlighting Thorn Township.png
Location of Thorn Township in Perry County
Coordinates: 39°53′26″N82°24′52″W / 39.89056°N 82.41444°W / 39.89056; -82.41444
Country United States
State Ohio
County Perry
Area
  Total38.0 sq mi (98.5 km2)
  Land37.3 sq mi (96.5 km2)
  Water0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,017 ft (310 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total4,555
  Density122.1/sq mi (47.2/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-76659 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086791 [1]

Thorn Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,555 people in the township.

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Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

The village of Thornville is located in northeastern Thorn Township.

Name and history

Thorn Township was organized around 1804, and was so named on account of there being many thorny plants within its borders. [4] It is the only Thorn Township statewide. [5]

Thorn Township borders Buckeye Lake, formerly known as the Licking Summit Reservoir. The unincorporated village of Thornport was platted in 1839 by W. W. Talbott, whose canal improvement company dug a private canal to connect Thorn Township and its farmers to the Licking Summit Reservoir and the canal trade, bringing some prosperity to the township. [6] After a storm, the village fell into ruin, until a nearby railroad reestablished grain networks. [7] Today, the northern edge of Thorn Township is composed of lake-side homes, many of which are owned by prosperous residents of nearby cities, such as Zanesville, Newark and Columbus. [8]

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, [9] 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. "Thorn township, Perry County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. Colborn, Ephraim S. (1883). History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio. Brookhaven Press. p. 307.
  5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. Colborn, Ephraim S. (1883). History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio: Their Past and Present. Brookhaven Press. p. 315.
  7. Colborn, Ephraim S. (1883). History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio: Their Past and Present. Brookhaven Press. p. 312.
  8. "Heron Bay draws $34M - 2005-04-25". Archived from the original on April 25, 2005.
  9. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.