Paint Township, Fayette County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Paint Township, Fayette 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:Fayette
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:133.55
Area Land Km2:133.50
Area Water Km2:0.04
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1825
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:301
Elevation Ft:988
Coordinates:39.6369°N -83.4294°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-59486[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086092

Paint Township is one of the ten townships of Fayette County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,825.

Geography

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

Most of the village of Bloomingburg is located in southeastern Paint Township.

Name and history

Paint Township takes its name from the Paint Creek which flows through the township and enriches its soil.[4] It is one of six Paint Townships statewide.[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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paint township, Fayette County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 30 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. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Book: History of Fayette County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions . B. F. Bowen, Incorporated . 1914 . 28 November 2013 . Allen, Frank M. . 330.
  5. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24