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Beaver Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,450 people in the township, 1,269 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Beaver Township, Pike County, Ohio
Township
Eastern High School outside Beaver
Location of Beaver Township in Pike County
Coordinates: 39°2′23″N 82°51′57″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyPike
Area
 • Total23.8 sq mi (61.8 km2)
 • Land23.8 sq mi (61.8 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
823 ft (251 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,450
 • Density60.8/sq mi (23.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
45613
Area code(s)740
FIPS code39-04710[2]
GNIS feature ID1086807[1]

Geography


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

Part of the village of Beaver is located in southeastern Beaver Township.


Name and history


Beaver Township most likely takes its name from Beaver Creek.[4] Statewide, other Beaver Townships are located in Mahoning and Noble counties.[5]


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,[6] 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


  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. Pike County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Archived 2016-11-25 at the Wayback Machine Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 10.
  5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.




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