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Sunfish Township, Pike County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
FIPS code
  
39-75637

Elevation
  
347 m

Local time
  
Friday 9:25 AM

State
  
Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086819

Area
  
84.7 km²

Population
  
1,317 (2000)

Sunfish Township, Pike County, Ohio

Weather
  
12°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 95% Humidity

Sunfish Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,317 people in the township.

Contents

Map of Sunfish Township, OH, USA

Geography

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

  • Benton Township - north
  • Pebble Township - northeast
  • Newton Township - east
  • Camp Creek Township - southeast
  • Rarden Township, Scioto County - south
  • Franklin Township, Adams County - west
  • Mifflin Township - northwest
  • No municipalities are located in Sunfish Township.

    Name and history

    It is the only Sunfish 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.

    References

    Sunfish Township, Pike County, Ohio Wikipedia


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