Berkshire Township, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Berkshire Township, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:55.5
Area Land Km2:54.4
Area Water Km2:1.1
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:5477
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:283
Elevation Ft:928
Coordinates:40.2322°N -82.8906°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-05774[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086042

Berkshire Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The population at the 2020 census was 5,477.

Geography

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

Two villages are located in Berkshire Township: Galena in the south, and most of Sunbury in the east.

History

It is the only Berkshire Township statewide.

Berkshire Township was settled by Colonel Moses Byxbe in 1806 and named for Byxbe's former home of Berkshire County, Massachusetts.[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.

Public services

Emergency medical services in Berkshire Township are provided by the Delaware County EMS.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Berkshire township, Delaware County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 22 June 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  4. Book: The Ohio Gazetteer, Or a Topographical Dictionary . Scott and Wright . 1833 . 12 December 2013 . Kilbourn, John . 93.
  5. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24
  6. http://www.delcoems.org Delaware County EMS