Pike Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
Township
Along State Route 79 in the township's far west
Along State Route 79 in the township's far west
Location of Pike Township in Coshocton County
Location of Pike Township in Coshocton County
Coordinates: 40°12′0″N 82°8′17″W / 40.20000°N 82.13806°W / 40.20000; -82.13806
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyCoshocton
Area
 • Total24.6 sq mi (63.6 km2)
 • Land24.6 sq mi (63.6 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,004 ft (306 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total689
 • Density28/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-62624[3]
GNIS feature ID1085926[1]

Pike Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 689.

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Pike Township, although the unincorporated community of West Carlisle lies in the township's northeast.

Topographical features in Pike Township include the Ashcraft and Graham Ridges.[4]

Name and history

It is one of eight Pike Townships statewide.[5]

Pike Township was organized in August, 1818.[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.

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Pike township, Coshocton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ DeLorme. (2004). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme, p. 60. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
  5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. A. A. Graham. pp. 586.
  7. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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Municipalities and communities of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States
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