Pike Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
Pike Township, Coshocton County, Ohio | |
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Coordinates: 40°12′0″N 82°8′17″W / 40.20000°N 82.13806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Coshocton |
Area | |
• Total | 24.6 sq mi (63.6 km2) |
• Land | 24.6 sq mi (63.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,004 ft (306 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 638 |
• Density | 26/sq mi (10.0/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 39-62624[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1085926[1] |
Pike Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 638.[3]
Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Perry Township - north
- Bedford Township - northeast
- Washington Township - east
- Cass Township, Muskingum County - southeast corner
- Jackson Township, Muskingum County - south
- Perry Township, Licking County - southwest
- Fallsbury Township, Licking County - west
No municipalities are located in Pike Township, although the unincorporated community of West Carlisle lies in the township's northeast.
Topographical features in Pike Township include the Ashcraft and Graham Ridges.[4]
Name and history
It is one of eight Pike Townships statewide.[5]
Pike Township was organized in August, 1818.[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.
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pike township, Coshocton County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ DeLorme. (2004). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme, p. 60. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. A. A. Graham. pp. 586.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.