Crawford Township, Coshocton County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Crawford Township, Coshocton 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:Coshocton
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:66.0
Area Land Km2:66.0
Area Water Km2:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1950
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:262
Elevation Ft:860
Coordinates:40.4075°N -81.7522°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-19218[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085914

Crawford Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,950.

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

Part of the village of Baltic is located in the northeastern corner of Crawford Township. Crawford Township contains the unincorporated community of Chili.

Name and history

Crawford Township was organized in 1828.[4] It was likely named for Associate Judge Crawford, a landowner.[5]

Statewide, the only other Crawford Township is located in Wyandot County.

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,[6] 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: Crawford township, Coshocton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 7 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: Historical Collections of Coshocton County, Ohio . R. Clarke & Company . Hunt, William Ellis . 1876 . 3.
  5. Book: History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881 . coshocton county ohio history. . A. A. Graham . Graham, Albert Adams . 1881 . 487.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24