Country United States County Perry FIPS code 39-76659 Elevation 310 m Population 3,765 (2000) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086791 Local time Thursday 9:58 PM | |
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Weather 16°C, Wind SE at 13 km/h, 82% Humidity Area 98.42 km² (96.61 km² Land / 207 ha Water) | ||
Thorn Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,765 people in the township, 3,034 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Thorn Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Thornville is located in northeastern Thorn Township.
Name and history
Thorn Township was organized around 1804, and was so named on account of there being many thorny plants within its borders. It is the only Thorn 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.