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Colerain Township, Ross County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
FIPS code
  
39-16630

Elevation
  
274 m

Local time
  
Wednesday 3:50 PM

State
  
Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086892

Area
  
91.6 km²

Population
  
1,943 (2000)

Colerain Township, Ross County, Ohio

Weather
  
13°C, Wind W at 39 km/h, 26% Humidity

Colerain Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,943 people in the township, 1,572 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Contents

Map of Colerain Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Salt Creek Township, Pickaway County - north
  • Perry Township, Hocking County - northeast corner
  • Salt Creek Township, Hocking County - east
  • Harrison Township - south
  • Springfield Township - southwest corner
  • Green Township - west
  • Pickaway Township, Pickaway County - northwest corner
  • Two populated places are located in northeastern Colerain Township: the village of Adelphi and the unincorporated community of Hallsville.

    Name and history

    Statewide, other Colerain Townships are located in Belmont and Hamilton 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, 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

    Colerain Township, Ross County, Ohio Wikipedia


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