Pike Township, Knox County, Ohio
Pike Township, Knox County, Ohio | |
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 Houses along North Liberty Road | |
 Location of Pike Township in Knox County. | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Knox |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.5 sq mi (78.9 km2) |
| • Land | 30.4 sq mi (78.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,138 ft (347 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,298 |
| • Density | 42.7/sq mi (16.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-62652[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086411[1] |
Pike Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,298 people in the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Worthington Township, Richland County - north
- Brown Township - east
- Howard Township - southeast corner
- Monroe Township - south
- Morris Township - southwest
- Berlin Township - west
- Jefferson Township, Richland County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Pike Township.
Name and history
Pike Township was established in 1819.[4] It is named for General Zebulon Pike.[5]
It is one of eight Pike Townships statewide.[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.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Knox County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ Norton, Anthony Banning (1862). A History of Knox County, Ohio, from 1779 to 1862 Inclusive: Comprising Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes and Incidents of Men Connected with the County from Its First Settlement. R. Nevins, printer. p. 319.
- ^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. p. 577.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ §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 | |