Tiverton Township, Coshocton County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Tiverton Township, Coshocton 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:Coshocton
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:67.86
Area Land Km2:67.82
Area Water Km2:0.05
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:492
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:348
Elevation Ft:1142
Coordinates:40.405°N -82.1522°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-76953[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085927

Tiverton Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 492.

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Tiverton Township.

Name and history

It is the only Tiverton Township statewide.[4]

Tiverton Township was organized in 1824 by the name of Union Township, but by 1825, the name was changed to Tiverton.[5] [6] It was named for Tiverton, Rhode Island, the former hometown of a large share of the first settlers.[7]

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,[8] 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: Tiverton township, Coshocton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 9 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. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  5. Book: The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary . Scott and Wright . 1833 . 12 December 2013 . Kilbourn, John . 442.
  6. Book: Historical Collections of Coshocton County, Ohio . R. Clarke & Company . Hunt, William Ellis . 1876 . 3.
  7. Book: History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881 . A. A. Graham . Graham, Albert Adams . 1881 . 594.
  8. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24