Paxton Township is one of the sixteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
of
Ross County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2000 census found 2,165 people in the township, 1,153 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Paint Township - north
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Twin Township - east
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Benton Township, Pike County - southeast
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Perry Township, Pike County - southwest
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Paint Township, Highland County - west
The village of
Bainbridge is located in central Paxton Township.
Name and history
It is the only Paxton 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,
§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.
Education
Bainbridge Elementary School (now a preschool) is in Bainbridge, and the Paint Valley High School
Paint Valley High School is a high school located in Bainbridge, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Paint Valley Local School District. The school mascot is the Bearcat. Paint Valley has school clubs such as FCS, NHS, E-Sports, and many mor ...
falls within the township.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Ross County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio