Linton Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
Linton Township, Coshocton County, Ohio | |
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 A farm building on Route 541 | |
 Location of Linton Township in Coshocton County | |
| Coordinates: 40°11′40″N 81°43′42″W / 40.19444°N 81.72833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Coshocton |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.5 sq mi (94.5 km2) |
| • Land | 36.1 sq mi (93.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 787 ft (240 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 626 |
| • Density | 17/sq mi (6.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-43960[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085920[1] |
Linton Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 626 people living in the township.
Geography
[edit]Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Oxford Township - northeast
- Wheeling Township, Guernsey County - east
- Knox Township, Guernsey County - southeast
- Monroe Township, Muskingum County - south
- Adams Township, Muskingum County - southwest corner
- Franklin Township - west
- Lafayette Township - northwest
The village of Plainfield is located in northeastern Linton Township. Linton Township contains the unincorporated community of Bacon.
Name and history
[edit]Linton Township was organized in 1812.[4][5]
It is the only Linton Township statewide.[6]
Government
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Linton township, Coshocton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. A. A. Graham. pp. 540.
- ^ Hunt, William Ellis (1876). Historical Collections of Coshocton County, Ohio. R. Clarke & Company. pp. 3.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |