Violet Township is one of the thirteen

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, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 38,572, up from 26,914 people at the 2000 census. 18,994 of the township's residents lived in the unincorporated portions of the township in 2010. Violet Township Town Hall 1

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Etna Township, Licking County - north * Liberty Township - east * Greenfield Township - southeast corner * Bloom Township - south * Madison Township, Franklin County - southwest * Truro Township, Franklin County - northwest Several municipalities are partially located in Violet Township: *The village of Canal Winchester, in the southwest *The village of

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, in the southwest *The city of

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of Ohio, in the northwest *The city of Pickerington, in the west *The city of Reynoldsburg, in the far northwest

Name and history

Violet Township was organized in 1808, and named for the patches of

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within its borders. It is the only Violet 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
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. 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. Violet Township currently does not have its own police agency and as such utilizes the Fairfield County Sheriffs Office, which provides two deputies at a time to service the area. Pickerington Police will also frequently assist deputies in policing the agency when call volume is high and resources are available. The fire department services the unincorporated township, the City of Pickerington and parts of the City of Columbus and City of Reynoldsburg.

References

External links

Township websiteCounty websiteTownship Economic Development Website
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