Country United States FIPS code 39-39228 Elevation 357 m Local time Monday 1:52 AM | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085843 Population 3,506 (2010) | |
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Weather -3°C, Wind E at 16 km/h, 57% Humidity Area 79.25 km² (77.7 km² Land / 155 ha Water) | ||
Johnson Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census reported 3,506 people living in the township, 1,631 of whom were in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Johnson Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Part of the village of St. Paris is located in southern Johnson Township, and the unincorporated community of Millerstown lies in the township's east.
Name and history
It is the only Johnson Township statewide, although there is a Johnston Township in Trumbull County.
Johnson Township was established in 1821. It was named for Major Silas Johnson (Johnston), a Revolutionary War veteran and the first white person to settle in the area in 1802.
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.