Country United States FIPS code 39-14030 Elevation 342 m Local time Saturday 7:04 AM | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086700 Population 1,655 (2000) | |
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Weather -8°C, Wind S at 2 km/h, 66% Humidity Area 68.63 km² (68.38 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
Chester Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,655 people in the township, 1,462 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Chester Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Chesterville is located in northern Chester Township.
Name and history
Chester Township was organized in 1812. This township was named after Chester County, Pennsylvania, the native home of a share of the first settlers. It is one of five Chester Townships 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.