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Cessna Township, Hardin County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Hardin

FIPS code
  
39-13316

Elevation
  
307 m

Local time
  
Wednesday 8:31 AM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086258

Area
  
59.1 km²

Population
  
519 (2000)

Cessna Township, Hardin County, Ohio

Weather
  
6°C, Wind SW at 27 km/h, 56% Humidity

Cessna Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 519 people in the township.

Contents

Map of Cessna Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located in the western center of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Washington Township - north
  • Blanchard Township - northeast corner
  • Pleasant Township - east
  • Buck Township - southeast
  • Lynn Township - south
  • McDonald Township - southwest
  • Marion Township - west
  • Liberty Township - northwest corner
  • No municipalities are located in Cessna Township.

    Name and history

    Cessna Township was established in 1834, and named in honor of Charles Cessna, a pioneer settler. It is the only Cessna Township statewide.

    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

    Cessna Township, Hardin County, Ohio Wikipedia