Center Township, Carroll County, Ohio
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Geography
Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Washington Township - northeast
- Lee Township - southeast
- Union Township - southwest
- Harrison Township - northwest
The village of Carrollton, the county seat of Carroll County, is located in central Center Township.
Several state highways pass through the township, converging in Carrollton. Ohio State Route 9 leads northeast Script error: No such module "convert". to Salem and south Script error: No such module "convert". to Cadiz. Ohio State Route 39 crosses OH 9 in Carrollton and leads east Script error: No such module "convert". to East Liverpool and west Script error: No such module "convert". to New Philadelphia. Ohio State Route 43 leads northwest Script error: No such module "convert". to Canton and southeast Script error: No such module "convert". to Steubenville, and Ohio State Route 332 leads south Script error: No such module "convert". to Scio.
Name and history
It is one of nine Center Townships statewide.[2]
Center Township was not organized as a separate civil township until several years after the organization of Carroll County in March 1836, when the county commissioners had presented them a petition asking for the erection of a separate township to be called "Centre", being composed of parts of Harrison and Washington townships.[3]
Government
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 1840 | 1,139 | — | |
| 1850 | 1,199 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1860 | 1,204 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1870 | 1,227 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1880 | 1,590 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1890 | 1,605 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1900 | 1,704 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1910 | 2,149 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1920 | 2,653 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1930 | 2,884 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1940 | 3,245 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1950 | 3,450 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1960 | 3,893 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1970 | 4,311 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1980 | 4,526 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1990 | 4,434 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2000 | 4,412 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2010 | 4,664 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2020 | 4,428 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
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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.
Education
Students attend the Carrollton Exempted Village School District.[6]
References
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- ↑ Ohio Department of Development
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- ↑ census data: 1840, 1880 : Script error: No such module "citation/CS1"., 1850 : 1850 page 14, 1860 : 1860 page 12, 1870 : 1870 page 24, 1890, 1900 : Script error: No such module "citation/CS1"., 1900, 1910, 1920 : Script error: No such module "citation/CS1"., 1930 : 1930 page 40, 1940 : 1940 page 83, 1950 : 1950 page 14, 1960 : 1960 page 16, 1970 : 1970 page 124, 1980 : 1980 & 1990 Census Information, at reference desk, Carroll County District Library, 1990 : 1990, 2000 : 2000, 2010 : [1], 2020: 2020
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- ↑ PUC Ohio map of School Districts Template:Webarchive
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External links
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