Circleville Township, Pickaway County, Ohio

Circleville Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,300 people in the township.[3]

Circleville Township,
Pickaway County, Ohio
Township
The Luthor List Mound, a historic site in the township
Location of Circleville Township in Pickaway County
Coordinates: 39°36′30″N 82°56′56″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyPickaway
Area
 • Total10.1 sq mi (26.2 km2)
 • Land9.9 sq mi (25.7 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation692 ft (211 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total2,300
 • Density232.2/sq mi (89.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43113
Area code(s)740
FIPS code39-15077[2]
GNIS feature ID1086792[1]

Geography

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

Central Circleville Township is occupied by the city of Circleville, the county seat of Pickaway County. In southwestern Circleville Township is located the census-designated place of Logan Elm Village.

Name and history

It is the only Circleville Township statewide.[4]

Circleville Township was organized in 1833.[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.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. Pickaway County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. p. 137. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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