Auburn Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Auburn Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio | |
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 Veterans memorial at Ragersville | |
 Location of Auburn Township in Tuscarawas County | |
| Coordinates: 40°27′41″N 81°37′15″W / 40.46139°N 81.62083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Tuscarawas |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.5 sq mi (58.3 km2) |
| • Land | 22.5 sq mi (58.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,047 ft (319 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,109 |
| • Density | 49/sq mi (19/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-02918[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1087050[1] |
Auburn Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,109 people in the township.
Geography
[edit]Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Sugar Creek Township - north
- Dover Township - northeast
- York Township - east
- Jefferson Township - southeast
- Bucks Township - southwest
- Clark Township, Holmes County - northwest
No municipalities are located in Auburn Township.
Name and history
[edit]Statewide, other Auburn Townships are located in Crawford and Geauga counties.[4]
Government
[edit]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, 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. The current trustees are Bruce Hanna, Dale Krebs, and Ralph Sundheimer Jr., and the fiscal officer is Alan Youngen.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Auburn township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ Tuscarawas County, Ohio — Engineer: Joseph S. Bachman Archived 2007-05-28 at the Wayback Machine. Tuscarawas County. Accessed 2007-06-01.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |