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Tiverton Township, Coshocton County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Field	Value
official_name	Tiverton Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
settlement_type	Township
image_skyline	Mohican River.jpg
imagesize	250px
image_caption	The Mohican River from the County Road 365 bridge
image_map	Map of Coshocton County Ohio Highlighting Tiverton Township.png
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of Tiverton Township in Coshocton County
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Ohio
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Coshocton
unit_pref	Imperial
area_total_km2	67.86
area_land_km2	67.82
area_water_km2	0.05
population_as_of	2020
population_footnotes
population_total	492
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	348
elevation_ft	1142
coordinates
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	39-76953
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	1085927

Tiverton Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 492.

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

Richland Township, Holmes County - north
Monroe Township - east
Jefferson Township - southeast corner
Newcastle Township - south
Butler Township, Knox County - southwest corner
Union Township, Knox County - west

No municipalities are located in Tiverton Township.

Name and history

It is the only Tiverton Township statewide.

Tiverton Township was organized in 1824 by the name of Union Township, but by 1825, the name was changed to Tiverton. It was named for Tiverton, Rhode Island, the former hometown of a large share of the first settlers.

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

"Tiverton township, Coshocton 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]].
(2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
Kilbourn, John. (1833). "The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary". Scott and Wright.
Hunt, William Ellis. (1876). "Historical Collections of Coshocton County, Ohio". R. Clarke & Company.
Graham, Albert Adams. (1881). "History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881". A. A. Graham.
[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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