Roundhead Township, Hardin County, Ohio

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Roundhead Township, Hardin County, Ohio
Township
Roundhead and surrounding countryside from the air
Roundhead and surrounding countryside from the air
Location of Roundhead Township, Hardin County, Ohio
Location of Roundhead Township, Hardin County, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°34′57″N 83°50′55″W / 40.58250°N 83.84861°W / 40.58250; -83.84861Coordinates: 40°34′57″N 83°50′55″W / 40.58250°N 83.84861°W / 40.58250; -83.84861
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyHardin
Area
 • Total25.9 sq mi (67.0 km2)
 • Land25.9 sq mi (67.0 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,030 ft (314 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total720
 • Density28/sq mi (10.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43346
Area code(s)937, 326
FIPS code39-68784[2]
GNIS feature ID1086268[1]

Roundhead Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 720.[3]

Geography[]

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

No municipalities are located in Roundhead Township, although the unincorporated community of Roundhead lies in the township's southeast.

Name and history[]

Roundhead Township was organized in 1832.[4] The township is named for Wyandot chief Roundhead, who inhabited the area in the early 19th century.[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. ^ Jump up to: 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. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Roundhead township, Hardin County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  4. ^ The History of Hardin County, Ohio. Warner Beers & Company. 1883. p. 291.
  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. 17.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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