Whiteoak Township, Highland County, Ohio

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Whiteoak Township, Highland County, Ohio
Township
The Ebenezer Cemetery, southwest of Mowrystown
The Ebenezer Cemetery, southwest of Mowrystown
Location of Whiteoak Township in Highland County
Location of Whiteoak Township in Highland County
Coordinates: 39°2′33″N 83°45′8″W / 39.04250°N 83.75222°W / 39.04250; -83.75222Coordinates: 39°2′33″N 83°45′8″W / 39.04250°N 83.75222°W / 39.04250; -83.75222
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyHighland
Area
 • Total30.30 sq mi (78.48 km2)
 • Land30.29 sq mi (78.46 km2)
 • Water0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
[1]
958 ft (292 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,371
 • Density45/sq mi (17.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-84826[2]
GNIS feature ID1086315[1]

Whiteoak Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,371,[3] of whom 1,011 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[4]

Geography[]

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

The village of Mowrystown is located in southern Whiteoak Township.

Name and history[]

It is the only Whiteoak Township statewide.[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. ^ 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): Whiteoak township, Highland County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Remainder of Whiteoak township, Whiteoak township, Highland County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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