Berlin Township, Knox County Ohio
Township
Berlin United Methodist Church
Location of Berlin Township in Knox County.
Coordinates: 40°31′6″N 82°30′17″W / 40.51833°N 82.50472°W / 40.51833; -82.50472
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Knox
Area
• Total	19.2 sq mi (49.6 km2)
• Land	18.4 sq mi (47.7 km2)
• Water	0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,148 ft (350 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,772
• Density	92/sq mi (36/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-05844[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086391[1]

Berlin Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,772 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Jefferson Township, Richland County - north
• Worthington Township, Richland County - northeast corner
• Pike Township - east
• Morris Township - south
• Wayne Township - southwest corner
• Middlebury Township - west

No municipalities are located in Berlin Township, although the unincorporated community of Ankenytown lies in the north central part of the township.

Name and history

Berlin Township was established in 1822.^[4] It was named after Berlin, Connecticut, the hometown of many of its early settlers.^[5]

Statewide, other Berlin Townships are located in Delaware, Erie, Holmes, and Mahoning counties.^[6]

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,^[7] 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.