Country United States County Seneca FIPS code 39-24346 Elevation 265 m Local time Saturday 2:18 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086944 Population 2,020 (2000) | |
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Weather -8°C, Wind NW at 16 km/h, 50% Humidity Area 94.28 km² (94.02 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
Eden Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,020 people in the township.
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Map of Eden Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Eden Township, although the unincorporated community of Melmore lies at the center of the township.
Name and history
Eden Township was organized in 1821.
Statewide, other Eden Townships are located in Licking and Wyandot 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.