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Fairfield Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
FIPS code
  
39-26082

Elevation
  
330 m

Population
  
1,487 (2000)

State
  
Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1087054

Local time
  
Sunday 1:38 AM

Fairfield Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Weather
  
-8°C, Wind SW at 2 km/h, 79% Humidity

Area
  
57.24 km² (57.24 km² Land / 26 ha Water)

Fairfield Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,487 people in the township.

Contents

Map of Fairfield Township, OH, USA

Geography

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

  • Sandy Township - north
  • Warren Township - east
  • Goshen Township - south
  • Dover Township - west
  • Lawrence Township - northwest
  • No municipalities are located in Fairfield Township, although the unincorporated community of Somerdale lies in the northeastern part of the township.

    Name and history

    It is one of seven Fairfield 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. The current trustees are William Beans, Kenneth Brown, and John Dunn, and the fiscal officer is Jennifer Brown.

    References

    Fairfield Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio Wikipedia


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