Goshen Township is one of the fifteen
townships of
Hardin 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. As of the
2020 census the population was 529.
Geography
Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Jackson Township, Wyandot County - north
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Marseilles Township, Wyandot County - northeast
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Grand Township, Marion County - east
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Montgomery Township, Marion County - southeast corner
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Dudley Township - south
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Pleasant Township - west
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Jackson Township - northwest
No municipalities are located in Goshen Township.
Name and history
Goshen Township was organized in 1834. This township derives its name from the biblical
Land of Goshen
The land of Goshen (, ''ʾEreṣ Gōšen'') is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the area in Egypt that was allotted to the Hebrews by the Pharaoh during the time of Joseph (Book of Genesis, ). They dwelt in Goshen up until the time of the Exo ...
. It is one of seven
Goshen Townships statewide.
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
County website
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Townships in Hardin County, Ohio
1834 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1834
Townships in Ohio