Beaver Township, Noble County, Ohio

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Beaver Township, Noble County, Ohio
Township
Farmstead on State Route 147 west of Batesville
Farmstead on State Route 147 west of Batesville
Location of Beaver Township in Noble County
Location of Beaver Township in Noble County
Coordinates: 39°55′6″N 81°16′51″W / 39.91833°N 81.28083°W / 39.91833; -81.28083Coordinates: 39°55′6″N 81°16′51″W / 39.91833°N 81.28083°W / 39.91833; -81.28083
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyNoble
Area
 • Total29.3 sq mi (76.0 km2)
 • Land29.3 sq mi (75.8 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,040 ft (317 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total758
 • Density25.9/sq mi (10.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-04682[2]
GNIS feature ID1086739[1]

Beaver Township is one of the fifteen townships of Noble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 758 people in the township, 658 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography[]

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

The most easterly township in Noble County, it is the only county township to border Belmont County.

Batesville, the smallest village in Noble County, is located in central Beaver Township.

Name and history[]

Statewide, other Beaver Townships are located in Mahoning and Pike Counties, plus a Beavercreek Township in Greene County.[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.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ Noble County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates[permanent dead link] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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