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Concord Township, Ross County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Ross

FIPS code
  
39-18238

Elevation
  
225 m

Local time
  
Saturday 6:27 AM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086893

Area
  
196.1 km²

Population
  
4,107 (2000)

Concord Township, Ross County, Ohio

Weather
  
-5°C, Wind S at 2 km/h, 81% Humidity

Concord Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,107 people in the township, 3,096 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Contents

Map of Concord Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Deerfield Township - north
  • Union Township - east
  • Twin Township - southeast
  • Buckskin Township - southwest
  • Wayne Township, Fayette County - northwest
  • The village of Frankfort is located in central Concord Township, as is the unincorporated community of Roxabell.

    Name and history

    It is one of seven Concord 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.

    References

    Concord Township, Ross County, Ohio Wikipedia