Goshen Township, Champaign County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Goshen Township, Champaign 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:Champaign
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:97.48
Area Land Km2:97.42
Area Water Km2:0.05
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3633
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:330
Elevation Ft:1083
Coordinates:40.0744°N -83.5578°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-30982[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085840

Goshen Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 3,633 people living in the township.

Geography

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

The village of Mechanicsburg is located in the center of the township.

Name and history

It is one of seven Goshen Townships statewide.[4]

Goshen Township was established about 1815 from land given by Union Township.[5]

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: Goshen township, Champaign County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 29 May 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. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  5. Book: The History of Champaign County, Ohio . W.H. Beers & Company . 1881 . 593.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24