Country United States FIPS code 39-55048 Elevation 348 m Zip code 45133 Population 1,941 (2000) | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086309 Area 69.2 km² Local time Saturday 10:49 AM Area code 937 | |
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Weather 18°C, Wind S at 23 km/h, 56% Humidity | ||
New Market Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,941 people in the township.
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Map of New Market Township, OH 45133, USA
Geography
Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in New Market Township.
Name and history
It is the only New Market Township 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.