Country United States County Highland FIPS code 39-61588 Elevation 354 m Local time Sunday 4:48 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086311 Area 83.1 km² Population 1,055 (2000) | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 70% Humidity | ||
Penn Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,055 people in the township.
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Map of Penn Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Penn Township.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Penn Township is located in Morgan County.
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.