Fairfield Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Fairfield Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio | |
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![]() Location of Fairfield Township in Tuscarawas County | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Tuscarawas |
Area | |
• Total | 22.1 sq mi (57.3 km2) |
• Land | 22.1 sq mi (57.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
Elevation | 1,083 ft (330 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 1,487 |
• Density | 67.4/sq mi (26.0/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 39-26082[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1087054[1] |
Fairfield Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,487 people in the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Sandy Township - north
- Warren Township - east
- Goshen Township - south
- Dover Township - west
- Lawrence Township - northwest
No municipalities are located in Fairfield Township, although the unincorporated community of Somerdale lies in the northeastern part of the township.
Name and history
It is one of seven Fairfield Townships statewide.[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, 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. The current trustees are William Beans, Kenneth Brown, and John Dunn, and the fiscal officer is Jennifer Brown.[5]
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Tuscarawas County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ Tuscarawas County, Ohio — Engineer: Joseph S. Bachman. Tuscarawas County. Accessed 2007-06-01.