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Eden Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 2,188 people in the township.[3]
Eden Township, Seneca County, Ohio | |
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Township | |
 Countryside near Melmore | |
 Location of Eden Township in Seneca County. | |
| Coordinates: 41°2′22″N 83°7′41″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Seneca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.4 sq mi (94.2 km2) |
| • Land | 36.3 sq mi (94.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,188 |
| • Density | 60.1/sq mi (23.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-24346[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086944[1] |
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Clinton Township - north
- Scipio Township - northeast corner
- Bloom Township - east
- Lykens Township, Crawford County - southeast corner
- Texas Township, Crawford County - south, east of Sycamore Township
- Sycamore Township, Wyandot County - south, west of Texas Township
- Tymochtee Township, Wyandot County - southwest corner
- Seneca Township - west
- Hopewell Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Eden Township, although the unincorporated community of Melmore lies at the center of the township.
Name and history
Eden Township was organized in 1821.[4]
Statewide, other Eden Townships are located in Licking and Wyandot counties.
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,[5] 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 Eden township hall is located at the Fire Department/Town Hall on State Route 100 in Melmore Ohio
Meeting Date, Time & Place: First and third Monday of each month 7:30 p.m. Melmore Fire Station Melmore, OH 44845
Mailing address: Eden Township P O Box 70 Melmore OH 44845 [6]
References
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- Lang, William (1880). History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880. Transcript Printing Company. pp. 525.
- §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- Seneca Regional Planning Commission
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County seat: Tiffin | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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