Chester Township, Morrow County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Chester Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Morrow
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:68.5
Area Land Km2:68.4
Area Water Km2:0.1
Area Total Sq Mi:26.5
Area Land Sq Mi:26.4
Area Water Sq Mi:0.1
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1851
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:342
Elevation Ft:1122
Coordinates:40.4583°N -82.6878°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-14030[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086700

Chester Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,851 people in the township, 191 of whom lived in the village of Chesterville.

Geography

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

The village of Chesterville is located in northern Chester Township.

Name and history

Chester Township was organized in 1812.[4] This township was named after Chester County, Pennsylvania, the native home of a share of the first settlers.[5] It is one of five Chester 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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chester township, Morrow County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 30 July 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: History of Morrow County and Ohio: Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio. 1880. O.L. Baskin & Company. 217.
  5. Book: History of Morrow County and Ohio: Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio. 1880. O.L. Baskin & Company. 353.
  6. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  7. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24