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Paint Township, Highland County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Highland

FIPS code
  
39-59500

Elevation
  
286 m

Local time
  
Monday 3:35 PM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086310

Population
  
4,112 (2000)

Paint Township, Highland County, Ohio

Weather
  
10°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 82% Humidity

Area
  
151.8 km² (144.5 km² Land / 7.252 km² Water)

Paint Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,112 people in the township.

Contents

Map of Paint Township, OH, USA

Geography

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

  • Madison Township - north
  • Paint Township, Ross County - northeast
  • Paxton Township, Ross County - east
  • Perry Township, Pike County - southeast
  • Brushcreek Township - south, east of Marshall Township
  • Marshall Township - south, west of Brushcreek Township
  • Liberty Township - southwest
  • Penn Township - west
  • Fairfield Township - northwest
  • No municipalities are located in Paint Township.

    Name and history

    It is one of six Paint 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.

    References

    Paint Township, Highland County, Ohio Wikipedia