Goshen Township is one of the fourteen
townships of
Clermont County,
Ohio
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,
United States
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. The population was 16,057 at the
2020 census.
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Harlan Township, Warren County – northeast
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Wayne Township – east
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Stonelick Township – south
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Miami Township – west
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Hamilton Township, Warren County – northwest
No municipalities are located in Goshen Township, although the
unincorporated community
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of
Goshen lies in the township's center.
Name and history
It is one of seven
Goshen Townships statewide.
On July 6, 2022 Goshen Township and some surrounding areas were devastated by a EF-2 tornado. This tornado went through the heart of Goshen Township, striking the main fire station, the police department, & the township office building. The township office building also serves as the communities tornado shelter. The main fire station suffered severe damage with partial collapse of the building. The tornado continued on a southeast track through Goshen Township, destroying several homes and causing damage to all of the school buildings located on the Goshen local school district grounds.
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
Township websiteCounty website
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Townships in Clermont County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio