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Eden Township, Licking County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Licking

FIPS code
  
39-24332

Elevation
  
307 m

Local time
  
Saturday 2:17 AM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086455

Area
  
55.4 km²

Population
  
1,243 (2000)

Eden Township, Licking County, Ohio

Weather
  
-8°C, Wind NW at 21 km/h, 57% Humidity

Eden Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,243 people in the township.

Contents

Map of Eden Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located on the northern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Clay Township, Knox County - north
  • Jackson Township, Knox County - northeast
  • Fallsbury Township - east
  • Perry Township - southeast corner
  • Mary Ann Township - south
  • Newton Township - southwest
  • Washington Township - west
  • No municipalities are located in Eden Township.

    Name and history

    Statewide, other Eden Townships are located in Seneca 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.

    References

    Eden Township, Licking County, Ohio Wikipedia