Noble Township, Noble County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Noble Township, Noble 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:Noble
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:78.7
Area Land Km2:77.5
Area Water Km2:1.2
Area Total Sq Mi:30.4
Area Land Sq Mi:29.9
Area Water Sq Mi:0.5
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1986
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:236
Elevation Ft:774
Coordinates:39.7908°N -81.5544°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-56028[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086748

Noble Township is one of the fifteen townships of Noble County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,986 people in the township.

Geography

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

Two populated places are located in Noble Township: the village of Belle Valley, the third largest village in Noble County, in the center, and the unincorporated community of Ava, in the far northwest, near the Guernsey County border.[4]

Name and history

Statewide, other Noble Townships are located in Auglaize and Defiance counties.

Along State Route 821 in the southern part of the township is located a memorial to John Gray, perhaps the last living veteran of the American Revolutionary War.[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.

Transportation

Interstate 77 passes through Noble Township from north to south. Otherwise, the most important highways in the township are State Route 821, which runs north–south and connects Ava and Belle Valley, State Route 215, which runs east–west, and State Route 340, which begins in Belle Valley and travels northwest.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Noble township, Noble County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 2 August 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. http://www.noblecountyohio.com/nobleco.html Noble County map
  5. http://www.noblecountyohio.com/johngray.html John Gray Memorial
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24