Tuscarawas Township, Stark County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Tuscarawas Township, Stark 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:Stark
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:78.4
Area Land Km2:78.3
Area Water Km2:0.0
Area Total Sq Mi:30.3
Area Land Sq Mi:30.2
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:5801
Population Density Km2:74.1
Population Density Sq Mi:192.1
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:326
Elevation Ft:1070
Coordinates:40.7906°N -81.5853°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:44666, 44647, 44618
Area Code:330
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-77910[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086991

Tuscarawas Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,801 people in the township.

Geography

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

Part of the city of Massillon is located in eastern Tuscarawas Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Tuscarawas Township is located in Coshocton County. In 1833, Tuscarawas Township consisted of 1 gristmill, 5 saw mills, 1 fulling mill, 2 tanneries, and 2 stores.[4]

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,[5] 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: Tuscarawas township, Stark County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 23 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. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Book: The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary . Scott and Wright . 1833 . 12 December 2013 . Kilbourn, John . 448.
  5. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24