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Chester Township, Morrow County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Field	Value
official_name	Chester Township, Morrow County, Ohio
settlement_type	Township
image_skyline	Chester Baptist Church south of Chesterville.jpg
imagesize	250px
image_caption	Chester Baptist Church, south of Chesterville
image_map	Chester Morrow.PNG
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of Chester Township in Morrow County
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Ohio
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Morrow
unit_pref	Imperial
area_total_km2	68.5
area_land_km2	68.4
area_water_km2	0.1
area_total_sq_mi	26.5
area_land_sq_mi	26.4
area_water_sq_mi	0.1
population_as_of	2020
population_footnotes
population_total	1851
population_density_km2	auto
population_density_sq_mi	auto
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	342
elevation_ft	1122
coordinates
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	39-14030
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	1086700

Chester Township is one of the sixteen townships in Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported a population of 1,851 people in the township, with 191 residing in the village of Chesterville.

Geography

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

Franklin Township - north
Middlebury Township, Knox County - northeast corner
Wayne Township, Knox County - east
Liberty Township, Knox County - southeast corner
South Bloomfield Township - south
Bennington Township - southwest corner
Harmony Township - west

The village of Chesterville is located in northern Chester Township.

Name and history

Chester Township was organized in 1812. This township was named after Chester County, Pennsylvania, which was the native home of some of the first settlers. It is one of five Chester Townships statewide.

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on January 1 of the following year. Two trustees are elected in the year after the presidential election, while one is elected in the year before it. Additionally, there is an elected towonship fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year following the election, which takes place 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

"Chester township, Morrow County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
(2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
(1880). "History of Morrow County and Ohio: Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio". O.L. Baskin & Company.
(1880). "History of Morrow County and Ohio: Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio". O.L. Baskin & Company.
(2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
[http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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