Licking Township is one of the 25
townships of
Licking County
Licking County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. At the 2020 census, the population was 178,519. Its county seat is Newark. The county was formed on January 30, 1808, from portions of Fairfield County.
It is ...
,
Ohio, United States. As of the
2010 census, the population was 4,632,
up from 3,870 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
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Heath - north
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Franklin Township - east
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Bowling Green Township - southeast
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Thorn Township, Perry County - south
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Union Township - west
The
census-designated place of
Harbor Hills is located in the southern part of the township, and the
unincorporated community of
Jacksontown lies at the center of the township.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Licking Township is located in
Muskingum County
Muskingum County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 86,410. Its county seat is Zanesville. Nearly bisected by the Muskingum River, the county name is based on a Delaware American Indian ...
.
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. 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
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County website
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Townships in Licking County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio