Canaan Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Township
Methodist church at Denmark
Location of Canaan Township in Morrow County
Coordinates: 40°36′31″N 82°54′33″W / 40.60861°N 82.90917°W / 40.60861; -82.90917
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Morrow
Area
• Total	27.5 sq mi (71.1 km2)
• Land	27.5 sq mi (71.1 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,024 ft (312 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	900
• Density	33/sq mi (13/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-11248[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086698[1]

Canaan Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 900 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Tully Township, Marion County - north
• Washington Township - northeast
• Gilead Township - southeast
• Cardington Township - south
• Richland Township, Marion County - southwest corner
• Claridon Township, Marion County - west
• Scott Township, Marion County - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Canaan Township.

Name and history

Canaan Township was organized in 1817.^[4] The name alludes to the biblical Canaan.^[5] Statewide, other Canaan Townships are located in Athens, Madison, and Wayne counties.

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.