Canaan Township is one of the sixteen
townships
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of
Morrow County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 900 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Tully Township, Marion County - north
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Washington Township - northeast
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Gilead Township - southeast
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Cardington Township - south
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Richland Township, Marion County - southwest corner
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Claridon Township, Marion County - west
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Scott Township, Marion County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Canaan Township.
Name and history
Canaan Township was organized in 1817. The name alludes to the biblical
Canaan
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. Statewide, other Canaan Townships are located in
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, and
Wayne 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 Morrow County, Ohio
1817 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1817
Townships in Ohio