Country United States County Stark FIPS code 39-77910 Elevation 326 m Local time Sunday 9:47 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086991 Area 78.4 km² Population 6,093 (2000) | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 88% Humidity | ||
Tuscarawas Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,093 people in the township.
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Map of Tuscarawas Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Part of the city of Massillon is located in eastern Tuscarawas Township.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Tuscarawas Township is located in Coshocton County.
In 1833, Tuscarawas Township consisted of one gristmill, five saw mills, one fulling mill, two tanneries, and two stores.
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.