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York Township, Morgan County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Morgan

FIPS code
  
39-87066

Elevation
  
277 m

Local time
  
Sunday 5:13 AM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086696

Area
  
63.5 km²

Population
  
958 (2000)

York Township, Morgan County, Ohio

Weather
  
2°C, Wind W at 2 km/h, 76% Humidity

York Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 958 people in the township.

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Map of York Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Clay Township, Muskingum County - north, west of Brush Creek Township
  • Brush Creek Township, Muskingum County - north, east of Clay Township
  • Harrison Township, Muskingum County - northeast
  • Bloom Township - east
  • Deerfield Township - south
  • Bearfield Township, Perry County - southwest
  • Harrison Township, Perry County - west
  • It is the most westerly township in Morgan County.

    No municipalities are located in York Township, although the unincorporated community of Rose Farm lies in the township's southwest.

    Name and history

    It is one of ten York Townships statewide.

    The oldest settlement in Morgan County and York Township, Deavertown, celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2010. The village was originally called New Market, but the name was changed in 1827 in honor of its founder, Levi Deaver (1782-1878). Its location is 39.733,-82.033.

    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

    York Township, Morgan County, Ohio Wikipedia