Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio
Township
The Stevenson Peters House, a historic site in the township
Location of Walnut Township in Pickaway County
Coordinates: 39°41′26″N 82°53′56″W / 39.69056°N 82.89889°W / 39.69056; -82.89889
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Pickaway
Area
• Total	40.9 sq mi (105.9 km2)
• Land	40.8 sq mi (105.6 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation [1]	801 ft (244 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	2,962
• Density	72.6/sq mi (28.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-80598[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086804[1]

Walnut Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,962 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Madison Township - north
• Bloom Township, Fairfield County - northeast corner
• Amanda Township, Fairfield County - east
• Washington Township - south
• Circleville Township - southwest
• Jackson Township - west
• Harrison Township - northwest

No municipalities are located in Walnut Township.

Stage's Pond State Nature Preserve, a 178-acre nature preserve with ponds, is located in Walnut Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Walnut Townships are located in Fairfield and Gallia 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,^[4] 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.