Cedarville Township is one of the twelve
townships
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
of
Greene County,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2020 census the township population was 5,899.
Geography
Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Green Township, Clark County - north
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Madison Township, Clark County - northeast
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Ross Township - east
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New Jasper Township - south
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Xenia Township - southwest
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Miami Township - northwest
The village of
Cedarville is located in central Cedarville Township.
Name and history
Cedarville Township was established in 1850 from land given by Xenia, Miami, and Ross townships.
It is the only Cedarville 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.
The township trustees meet in the
Cedarville Opera House
The Cedarville Opera House is a historic theater in the village of Cedarville, Ohio, United States. Erected in 1888 on Main Street in downtown Cedarville, it has been a premier part of community life since its construction.Owen, Lorrie K., ed. ...
in Cedarville, which serves as the
township hall
In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or a municipal building (in the Philippines), is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses ...
.
Cedarville Township Trustee Meeting
, Cedarville Chamber of Commerce, n.d. Accessed 2011-08-18.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Greene County, Ohio
1850 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1850
Townships in Ohio