Country United States County Coshocton FIPS code 39-54376 Elevation 250 m Local time Sunday 3:26 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085923 Population 475 (2010) | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 75% Humidity Area 66.9 km² (66.85 km² Land / 3 ha Water) | ||
Newcastle Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 475.
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Map of Newcastle Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the far western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Newcastle Township, although the unincorporated communities of Walhonding and Newcastle lie in the northern and southwestern parts of the township respectively.
Name and history
It is the only Newcastle Township statewide.
Newcastle Township was organized in 1811. Newcastle Township, also historically spelled New Castle, was named after New Castle, Delaware.
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.