Palmyra Township is one of the eighteen
townships
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of
Portage County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2000 census found 2,785 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Paris Township - north
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Newton Township, Trumbull County - northeast corner
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Milton Township, Mahoning County - east
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Berlin Township, Mahoning County - southeast corner
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Deerfield Township - south
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Atwater Township - southwest corner
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Edinburg Township - west
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Charlestown Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Palmyra Township, although the
unincorporated community
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of
Diamond
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lies in the township's east.
Formed from the
Connecticut Western Reserve
The Connecticut Western Reserve was a portion of land claimed by the Colony of Connecticut and later by the state of Connecticut in what is now mostly the northeastern region of Ohio. The Reserve had been granted to the Colony under the terms o ...
, Palmyra Township covers an area of .
Name and history
It is the only Palmyra Township statewide. A post office called Palmyra was established in 1807, and remained in operation until 1904. The community most likely was named after
Palmyra, New York. In the mid-1880s, Palmyra contained several factories, stores, and three saloons.
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 Ge ...
. 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.
Education
Palmyra Township is served by the Southeast Local Schools, and Southeast High School is located in the township.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Portage County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio
Welsh-American culture in Ohio