Country United States County Morrow FIPS code 39-18294 Elevation 423 m Population 2,128 (2000) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086701 Local time Saturday 2:17 PM | |
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Weather -2°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 48% Humidity Area 82.1 km² (81.07 km² Land / 78 ha Water) | ||
Congress Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,128 people in the township.
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Map of Congress Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Congress Township.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Congress Township is located in Wayne County.
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.