Country United States County Noble FIPS code 39-24878 Elevation 281 m Local time Thursday 2:31 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086743 Area 75.4 km² Population 305 (2000) | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 43% Humidity | ||
Elk Township is one of the fifteen townships of Noble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 305 people in the township.
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Map of Elk Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Elk Township.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Elk Township is located in Vinton County, although there is an Elkrun Township in Columbiana 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.