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College Township, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Township in Ohio, US

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official_nameCollege Township, Knox County, Ohio
settlement_typeTownship
image_skylineChrist Church at the Quarry.JPG
imagesize250px
image_captionChrist Church at the Quarry
image_mapMap of Knox County, Ohio highlighting College Township.svg
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of College Township in Knox County.
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Ohio
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Knox
unit_prefImperial
area_total_km216.6
area_land_km216.6
area_water_km20.0
area_total_sq_mi6.4
area_land_sq_mi6.4
area_water_sq_mi0.0
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total2553
population_density_km2auto
population_density_sq_miauto
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m322
elevation_ft1056
coordinates
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info39-16686
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College Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,553 people in the township.

Geography

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

  • Monroe Township - north
  • Howard Township - northeast corner
  • Harrison Township - east
  • Pleasant Township - south and west

The village of Gambier is located in central College Township.

Name and history

College Township was established in 1838. It was named for Kenyon College in Gambier.

It is the only College Township statewide.

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, 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

References

  1. "College township, Knox County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
  2. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  3. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  4. Graham, Albert Adams. (1881). "History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio". A. A. Graham & Company.
  5. (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  6. [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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