Warwick Township is one of the twenty-two
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
Tuscarawas County
Tuscarawas County ( ) is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 93,263. Its county seat is New Philadelphia. Its name is a Delaware Indian word variously translated as "ol ...
,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2000 census found 2,746 people in the township, 1,788 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the east central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*
Goshen Township - north
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Mill Township - east
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Rush Township - south
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Clay Township - southwest
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York Township - northwest
Several populated places are located in Warwick Township:
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Tuscarawas, a village in the center
*
Wainwright, an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in the north
*Part of
Gnadenhutten, a village in the south
Name and history
Warwick Township was established April 1, 1819. It is the only Warwick 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, 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. The current trustees are Robert Briggs, Belle Everett, and Keith Pretorius, and the fiscal officer is Susan Robson.
Tuscarawas County, Ohio — Engineer: Joseph S. Bachman
Tuscarawas County. Accessed 2007-06-01.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio