Berlin Township is one of the twenty-two
townships of
Knox County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 1,772 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Jefferson Township, Richland County - north
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Worthington Township, Richland County - northeast corner
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Pike Township - east
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Morris Township - south
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Wayne Township - southwest corner
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Middlebury Township - west
No municipalities are located in Berlin Township, although the unincorporated community of Ankenytown lies in the north central part of the township.
Name and history
Berlin Township was established in 1822. It was named after
Berlin, Connecticut
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, the hometown of many of its early settlers.
Statewide, other Berlin Townships are located in
Delaware
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,
Erie,
Holmes
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, and
Mahoning counties.
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
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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.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Knox County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio