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Goshen Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Township in Ohio, US

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official_nameGoshen Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
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image_captionHolmes United Methodist Church
image_mapMap of Tuscarawas County Ohio Highlighting Goshen Township.png
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of Goshen Township in Tuscarawas County
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Ohio
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Tuscarawas
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area_total_km270.3
area_land_km269.3
area_water_km21.0
area_total_sq_mi27.1
area_land_sq_mi26.7
area_water_sq_mi0.4
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total5081
population_density_km273.3
population_density_sq_mi190.3
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
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Goshen Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,081 people in the township.

Geography

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

  • Fairfield Township - north
  • Warren Township - northeast
  • Union Township - east
  • Mill Township - southeast
  • Warwick Township - south
  • York Township - southwest
  • Dover Township - northwest

Several municipalities are located in Goshen Township:

  • The city of New Philadelphia, the county seat of Tuscarawas County, in the center and northwest
  • Part of the village of Barnhill, in the southeast
  • Part of the village of Midvale, in the southeast
  • Part of the village of Roswell, in the east

Name and history

Goshen Township is named after the Land of Goshen, whose name was meant to imply fertility of the soil. It is one of seven Goshen Townships statewide. The township was established in 1808.

Within the township's boundaries is the old village of Goshen which was one of the settlements of the Christian Munsee.

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. The current trustees are Bob Hausermann, Lisa Allen, and Dan Hodges, and the fiscal officer is Laura Engled.

References

References

  1. "Goshen township, Tuscarawas 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. Gannett, Henry. (1905). "The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States". Govt. Print. Off..
  5. (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  6. [[:File:Goshen Township Hall sign.JPG]]
  7. "Goshen Township OH".
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