Elk Township is one of the twelve
townships of
Vinton County,
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
, United States. The
2020 census found 3,287 people in the township, 1,783 of whom lived in the village of
McArthur.
Geography
Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Swan Township: north
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Brown Township: northeast corner
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Madison Township: east
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Vinton Township: southeast corner
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Clinton Township: south
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Richland Township: west
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Jackson Township: northwest
It is one of only two townships in Vinton County without a border on other counties.
The village of
McArthur, the
county seat
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and largest village of Vinton County, is located in central Elk Township.
Name and history
Elk Township was founded in 1811.
Statewide, the only other Elk Township is located in
Noble County, plus an
Elkrun Township in
Columbiana County.
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'' (ORC) 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 o ...
. 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
Vinton County Chamber of Commerce
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Townships in Vinton County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio