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Center Township, Mercer County, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°36′33″N 84°30′37″W / 40.60917°N 84.51028°W / 40.60917; -84.51028
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Center Township, Mercer County, Ohio
Township
Central Neptune
Central Neptune
Location in Mercer County and the state of Ohio.
Location in Mercer County and the state of Ohio.
Coordinates: 40°36′33″N 84°30′37″W / 40.60917°N 84.51028°W / 40.60917; -84.51028
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyMercer
Area
 • Total30.3 sq mi (78.4 km2)
 • Land30.3 sq mi (78.4 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
853 ft (260 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,082
 • Density35.7/sq mi (13.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-12952[2]
GNIS feature ID1086622[1]

Center Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,082 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

A small part of the city of Celina, the county seat of Mercer County, is located in southern Center Township.

Name and history

Center Township was organized in 1834.[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

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ Mercer County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates[permanent dead link] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ^ Scranton, S. S. (1907). History of Mercer County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 127.
  5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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