Pike Township is one of the ten
townships
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of
Clark County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census reported 3,733 people living in the township.
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Jackson Township, Champaign County - north
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Mad River Township, Champaign County - northeast corner
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German Township - east
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Bethel Township - south
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Bethel Township, Miami County - southwest
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Elizabeth Township, Miami County - west
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Lostcreek Township, Miami County - northwest corner
Part of the city of
New Carlisle is located in southwestern Pike Township, and the village of
North Hampton is located in the east.
Name and history
Pike Township was formed in 1818.
It is one of eight
Pike Townships 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.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Clark County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio
1818 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1818