Beaver Township, Pike County, Ohio
Township
Eastern High School outside Beaver
Location of Beaver Township in Pike County
Coordinates: 39°2′23″N 82°51′57″W / 39.03972°N 82.86583°W / 39.03972; -82.86583
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Pike
Area
• Total	23.8 sq mi (61.8 km2)
• Land	23.8 sq mi (61.8 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	823 ft (251 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,291
• Density	54/sq mi (21/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	45613
Area code	740
FIPS code	39-04710[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086807[1]

Beaver Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,291 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Jackson Township - north
• Liberty Township, Jackson County - east
• Scioto Township, Jackson County - southeast
• Marion Township - south
• Union Township - southwest
• Seal Township - west

Part of the village of Beaver is located in southeastern Beaver Township.

Name and history

Beaver Township most likely takes its name from Beaver Creek.^[4] Statewide, other Beaver Townships are located in Mahoning and Noble counties.^[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.