Berne Township is one of the thirteen
townships
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of
Fairfield County Fairfield County is the name of three counties in the United States:
* Fairfield County, Connecticut
* Fairfield County, Ohio
Fairfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,921. ...
,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2010 census the population was 5,088,
of whom 4,662 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Pleasant Township - north
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Rush Creek Township - northeast
*
Marion Township, Hocking County - southeast
*
Good Hope Township, Hocking County - south
*
Madison Township - southwest
*
Hocking Township - west
*
Greenfield Township - northwest corner
Two municipalities are located in Berne Township: part of the city of
Lancaster, the
county seat
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of Fairfield County, in the northwest; and the village of
Sugar Grove in the south.
Name and history
Berne Township was named after
Bern
german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese
, neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen
, website ...
(French: ''Berne''), in Switzerland, the native home of a first settler. It is the only Berne Township statewide, although there is a
Bern Township in Athens County.
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'' 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 of the G ...
. 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
{{Authority control
Townships in Fairfield County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio