| Official Name: | Edinburg Township |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | USA#Ohio |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States and Ohio |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Portage |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 63.4 |
| Area Land Km2: | 62.6 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.7 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 24.5 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 24.2 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.3 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 2351 |
| Population Density Km2: | 37.6 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 97.1 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 360 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1181 |
| Coordinates: | 41.1061°N -81.1494°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 44272 and 44266 |
| Area Code: | 330 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-24584[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1086826 |
Edinburg Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,351 people in the township.
Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Edinburg Township.
Formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve, Edinburg Township covers an area of 24sqmi.
The first settlement at Edinburg was made in 1815 and the township was organized in 1819. It is named for Lewis Eddy, a pioneer settler, and was originally called "Eddysburg".[4] [5] It is the only Edinburg Township statewide.[6] A post office was established at Edinburg in 1822, and remained in operation until 1903.[7] [8]
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,[9] 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.