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Stock Township, Noble County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Noble

FIPS code
  
39-74728

Elevation
  
305 m

Local time
  
Tuesday 3:45 AM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086752

Area
  
63.7 km²

Population
  
383 (2000)

Stock Township, Noble County, Ohio

Weather
  
13°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 97% Humidity

Stock Township is one of the fifteen townships of Noble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 383 people in the township.

Contents

Map of Stock Township, OH, USA

Geography

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

  • Marion Township - north
  • Seneca Township, Monroe County - northeast corner
  • Franklin Township, Monroe County - east
  • Elk Township - southeast
  • Jefferson Township - southwest
  • Enoch Township - west
  • Center Township - northwest
  • No municipalities are located in Stock Township, although the unincorporated community of East Union lies in the township's northwest.

    Name and history

    Statewide, the only other Stock Township is located in Harrison 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.

    References

    Stock Township, Noble County, Ohio Wikipedia