Center Township, Noble County, Ohio

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Center Township, Noble County, Ohio
Township
Abandoned Young-Shaw House on State Route 246
Location of Center Township in Noble County
Location of Center Township in Noble County
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Country United States
State Ohio
County Noble
Area
 • Total 28.3 sq mi (73.3 km2)
 • Land 28.3 sq mi (73.3 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 942 ft (287 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,027
 • Density 36.3/sq mi (14.0/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-12994[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086742[1]

Center Township is one of the fifteen townships of Noble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,027 people in the township, 818 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

The village of Sarahsville, the fourth largest village in Noble County, is located in central Center Township. A small corner of Caldwell, the county seat, also extends into the far southwest of the township.

Name and history

Center Township was established in 1851.[4] It is one of nine Center 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

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  3. ↑ Noble County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
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  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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