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Highland Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Field	Value
official_name	Highland Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
settlement_type	Township
image_skyline	Bloomfield PCUSA from northwest.jpg
imagesize	250px
image_caption	Presbyterian church at Bloomfield
image_map	Map of Muskingum County Ohio Highlighting Highland Township.png
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of Highland Township in Muskingum County
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Ohio
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Muskingum
unit_pref	Imperial
area_total_km2	65.4
area_land_km2	65.3
area_water_km2	0.1
area_total_sq_mi	25.2
area_land_sq_mi	25.2
area_water_sq_mi	0.0
population_as_of	2020
population_footnotes
population_total	902
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	332
elevation_ft	1089
coordinates
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	39-35238
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	1086720

Highland Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 902 people in the township.

Geography

Located on the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

Monroe Township - north
Knox Township, Guernsey County - northeast corner
Adams Township, Guernsey County - east
Westland Township, Guernsey County - southeast corner
Union Township - south
Perry Township - southwest corner
Salem Township - west
Adams Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Highland Township.

Name and history

Highland Township was so named for the lofty elevation of the land within its borders. Statewide, the only other Highland Township is located in Defiance County.

By the 1830s, Highland Township had two saw mills, two gristmills, and two churches.

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

"Highland township, Muskingum 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]].
Everhart, F.J.. (1882). "1794. History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers". F.J. Everhart & Co..
Kilbourn, John. (1833). "The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary". Scott and Wright.
[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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