Country United States County Hancock FIPS code 39-12392 Elevation 242 m Local time Sunday 10:55 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086242 Area 62.2 km² Population 1,098 (2000) | |
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Weather 10°C, Wind S at 19 km/h, 49% Humidity | ||
Cass Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,098 people in the township.
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Map of Cass Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Cass Township.
Name and history
Statewide, other Cass Townships are located in Muskingum and Richland counties.
Cass Township was organized in 1833. It was named for Lewis Cass, who had then recently served as Territorial Governor of Michigan.
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.