Country United States County Carroll FIPS code 39-28126 Elevation 385 m Population 1,041 (2010) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085828 Local time Wednesday 5:30 PM | |
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Weather -3°C, Wind NW at 31 km/h, 43% Humidity Area 93.65 km² (93.63 km² Land / 2 ha Water) | ||
Fox Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,041.
Contents
- Map of Fox Township OH USA
- Geography
- Name and history
- Government
- Education
- Notable natives and residents
- References
Map of Fox Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Fox Township, although the unincorporated community of Mechanicstown lies in the township's northwest
Name and history
It is the only Fox Township statewide. Fox Township, which is all of township 13, range 4 of the Old Seven Ranges, was taken from Columbiana County by the Ohio legislature in 1832-33.
On July 26, 1863 Major General John H. Morgan, C.S.A. of Morgan's Raiders and General James Shackleford U.S.A. fought the northernmost engagement of the American Civil War near Mechanicstown in this township.
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.
Education
Students attend the Carrollton Exempted Village School District in most of the township and Edison Local School District in the southeast corner.