Johnson Township is one of the twelve
townships
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of
Champaign County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 United States census reported 3,077 people living in the township, down from 3,506 in 2010.
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Adams Township - north
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Concord Township - east
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Mad River Township - southeast
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Jackson Township - south
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Brown Township, Miami County - west
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Green Township, Shelby County - northwest
Part of the village of
St. Paris is located in southern Johnson Township, and the
unincorporated community
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of
Millerstown lies in the township's east. The
Kiser Lake State Park and
wetlands preserve
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Wetlands has been called "ground zero for po ...
are also located here.
Name and history
It is the only Johnson Township statewide, although there is a
Johnston Township in
Trumbull County.
Johnson Township was established in 1821. It was named for Major Silas Johnson (Johnston), a Revolutionary War veteran and the first white person to settle in the area in 1802.
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 website
Township website
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County websiteCounty and township map of Ohio
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Townships in Champaign County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio