Bethlehem Township is one of the seventeen
townships of
Stark County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 5,520 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Perry Township - north
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Canton Township - northeast corner
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Pike Township - east
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Lawrence Township, Tuscarawas County - southeast
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Franklin Township, Tuscarawas County - southwest
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Sugar Creek Township - west
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Tuscarawas Township - northwest corner
Most of the village of
Navarre
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is located in northwestern Bethlehem Township. A very small portion of the city of
Massillon also lies within the northwest portion of the township. The township also contains the
unincorporated community
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of Smoketown within its east central portion.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Bethlehem Township is located in
Coshocton County.
Bethlehem Township was described in 1833 as having two stores and two sawmills.
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' (ORC) contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments o ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
External links
County website
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Townships in Stark County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio