Fox Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County,

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Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Franklin Township, Columbiana County - northeast * Washington Township, Columbiana County - east * Brush Creek Township, Jefferson County - southeast * Springfield Township, Jefferson County - south * Lee Township - southwest * Washington Township - west * East Township - northwest No municipalities are located in Fox Township, although the

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of Mechanicstown lies in the township's northwest

Name and history

It is the only Fox Township statewide. Fox Township, which is all of township 13, range 4 of the Old

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, was taken from Columbiana County by the Ohio legislature in 1832–33. On July 26, 1863 Major General John H. Morgan, C.S.A. of Morgan's Raiders and General James Shackleford U.S.A. fought the northernmost engagement of the

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near Mechanicstown in this township.

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, 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.

Education

Students attend the

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in most of the township and

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in the southeast corner.PUC Ohio map of School Districts

Notable natives and residents

* Benjamin F. Potts, territorial governor of

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References

External links

County website
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