Goshen Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Goshen Township, Tuscarawas 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:Tuscarawas
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:70.3
Area Land Km2:69.3
Area Water Km2:1.0
Area Total Sq Mi:27.1
Area Land Sq Mi:26.7
Area Water Sq Mi:0.4
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:5081
Population Density Km2:73.3
Population Density Sq Mi:190.3
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:291
Elevation Ft:955
Coordinates:40.4656°N -81.4078°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-31066[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1087056

Goshen Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,081 people in the township.

Geography

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

Several municipalities are located in Goshen Township:

Name and history

Goshen Township is named after the Land of Goshen, whose name was meant to imply fertility of the soil.[4] It is one of seven Goshen Townships statewide.[5] The township was established in 1808.[6]

Within the township's boundaries is the old village of Goshen which was one of the settlements of the Christian Munsee.

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, 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. The current trustees are Bob Hausermann, Lisa Allen, and Dan Hodges, and the fiscal officer is Laura Engled.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Goshen township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 1 September 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 Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States . Govt. Print. Off. . Gannett, Henry . 1905 . 140.
  5. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. 2007-02-16.
  6. [:File:Goshen Township Hall sign.JPG]
  7. Web site: Goshen Township OH . 2020-09-15 . 2020-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201016155916/http://www.goshen-oh.gov/officials.html . dead .