Goshen Township is one of the twenty-two
townships of
Tuscarawas County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 5,081 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the east central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Fairfield Township - north
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Warren Township - northeast
*
Union Township - east
*
Mill Township - southeast
*
Warwick Township - south
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York Township - southwest
*
Dover Township - northwest
Several municipalities are located in Goshen Township:
*The city of
New Philadelphia, the
county seat
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of Tuscarawas County, in the center and northwest
*Part of the village of
Barnhill, in the southeast
*Part of the village of
Midvale, in the southeast
*Part of the village of
Roswell, in the east
Name and history
Goshen Township is named after the
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 ...
, whose name was meant to imply fertility of the soil. It is one of seven
Goshen Townships statewide. The township was established in 1808.
Within the township's boundaries is the old village of Goshen which was one of the settlements of the
Christian Munsee.
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. The current trustees are Bob Hausermann, Lisa Allen, and Dan Hodges, and the fiscal officer is Laura Engled.
References
External links
County website
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1808 establishments in Ohio
Townships in Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Populated places established in 1808
Townships in Ohio