Newton Township is one of the twenty-five
townships
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of
Muskingum County
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,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 5,247 people in the township.
Geography
Located on the western edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Springfield Township - north
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Brush Creek Township - east
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Clay Township - southeast
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Harrison Township, Perry County - south
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Clayton Township, Perry County - southwest
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Madison Township, Perry County - west
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Hopewell Township - northwest
The village of
Fultonham
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is located in western Newton Township, and the
unincorporated communities
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of
East Fultonham and
White Cottage are both located near the center of the township. East Fultonham lies farther southwest than White Cottage.
Name and history
It is one of five
Newton Townships statewide.
In 1833, Newton Township contained three churches, two or three salt works, seven saw mills, six flouring mills, and one physician.
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
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Townships in Muskingum County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio