Goshen Township, Hardin County, Ohio

Goshen Township, Hardin County, Ohio
Township

Goshen Township includes wide areas of flat farmland

Location of Goshen Township, Hardin County, Ohio.
Coordinates: 40°40′46″N 83°29′13″W / 40.67944°N 83.48694°W / 40.67944; -83.48694Coordinates: 40°40′46″N 83°29′13″W / 40.67944°N 83.48694°W / 40.67944; -83.48694
Country United States
State Ohio
County Hardin
Area
 • Total 28.4 sq mi (73.5 km2)
 • Land 28.4 sq mi (73.5 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 935 ft (285 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 585
 • Density 20.6/sq mi (8.0/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-31024[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086260[1]

Goshen Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 585 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Goshen Township.

Name and history

Goshen Township was organized in 1834.[4] This township derives its name from the biblical Land of Goshen.[5] It is one of seven Goshen Townships statewide.[6]

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,[7] 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.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Hardin County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 16 May 2007.
  4. ↑ The History of Hardin County, Ohio. Warner Beers & Company. 1883. p. 613.
  5. ↑ Kohler, Minnie Ichler (1910). A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Principal Interests,. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 30.
  6. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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