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Palmer Township, Washington County, Ohio

Coordinates: 39°27′19″N 81°43′25″W / 39.45528°N 81.72361°W / 39.45528; -81.72361
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Palmer Township, Washington County, Ohio
Township
The Shinn Covered Bridge, northeast of Bartlett
The Shinn Covered Bridge, northeast of Bartlett
Location of Palmer Township in Washington County
Location of Palmer Township in Washington County
Coordinates: 39°27′19″N 81°43′25″W / 39.45528°N 81.72361°W / 39.45528; -81.72361
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyWashington
Area
 • Total
22.6 sq mi (58.6 km2)
 • Land22.6 sq mi (58.6 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
827 ft (252 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
625
 • Density27.6/sq mi (10.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-59626[2]
GNIS feature ID1087142[1]

Palmer Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 625 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Palmer Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Palmer Township is located in Putnam County.

Within Palmer Township is located the Shinn Covered Bridge, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

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,[5] 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. ^ Washington County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates[permanent dead link‍] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ^ Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 1399.
  5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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