Etna Township is one of the 25
townships of
Licking County
Licking County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. At the 2020 census, the population was 178,519. Its county seat is Newark. The county was formed on January 30, 1808, from portions of Fairfield County.
It ...
,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2020 census, the population was 18,896.
Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
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Pataskala - north
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Harrison Township - northeast
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Liberty Township, Fairfield County - southeast
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Violet Township, Fairfield County - southwest
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Truro Township, Franklin County - west
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Jefferson Township, Franklin County - northwest corner
Part of the city of
Reynoldsburg occupies the western end of Etna Township, part of the village of
Kirkersville occupies the eastern end, and the
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
of
Etna lies in the central part of the township.
Name and history
Etna Township was established in 1833. It is the only Etna Township statewide.
Two
Native American mounds, known as the "
Etna Township Mounds", are located within the township. Etna Township is located entirely within the
Refugee Tract.
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
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County website
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Townships in Licking County, Ohio
1833 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1833
Townships in Ohio