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Licking Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Township in Ohio, US

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official_nameLicking Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
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image_skylineLocust Site overview.jpg
imagesize250px
image_captionFields along State Route 146
image_mapMap of Muskingum County Ohio Highlighting Licking Township.png
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of Licking Township in Muskingum County
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Ohio
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Muskingum
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area_total_km266.7
area_land_km264.9
area_water_km21.8
area_total_sq_mi25.8
area_land_sq_mi25.1
area_water_sq_mi0.7
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total2352
population_density_km2auto
population_density_sq_miauto
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
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utc_offset_DST-4
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Licking Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,352 people in the township.

Geography

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

  • Jackson Township - north
  • Cass Township - northeast
  • Muskingum Township - east
  • Falls Township - southeast
  • Hopewell Township - south
  • Hopewell Township, Licking County - southwest corner
  • Hanover Township, Licking County - west
  • Perry Township, Licking County - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Licking Township, although the census-designated place of Nashport lies in the western part of the township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Licking Township is located in Licking County.

Licking Township was organized before 1806. By the 1830s, Licking Township contained two churches, four mills, and two of the largest ancient mounds in the county.

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