Pee Pee Township is one of the fourteen
townships of
Pike County,
Ohio
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,
United States
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. The
2020 census found 7,392 people in the township, including 4,165 people in the village of
Waverly, and 3,227 in the unincorporated portions of the township. It is noted for having an unusual name.
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Franklin Township, Ross County – northeast
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Jackson Township – east
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Seal Township – southeast
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Newton Township – southwest
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Pebble Township – west
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Huntington Township, Ross County – northwest
The village of Waverly, the
county seat
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of Pike County, is located in eastern Pee Pee Township.
The
Lake White State Park is also located in this township.
Pee Pee Township is in size, including of water and within the village limits of Waverly.
History
Pee Pee Township was organized in 1798 as the first township in Pike County. The township's unusual name has been attributed to the
Pee Pee Creek; which was so named when an early settler inscribed his initials P. P. on a tree along its banks. Pee Pee Township has gained attention for its distinctive name, which can also be associated with the slang term "peepee," referring to the penis or urine.
Pee Pee Settlement was a free African-American community that existed around 1820, it was a place that was primarily an area for former slaves from Virginia.
Many who lived in Pee Pee Settlement were active in the Underground Railroad and assisted runaway slaves to freedom in Ohio. Despite violent attacks against the area, Pee Pee Settlement was a vibrant community.
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
Henry Howe, "Pike County," ''Historical Collections of Ohio'', 1888.Pike County visitors bureau website
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Townships in Pike County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio
Populated places established in 1798
1798 establishments in the Northwest Territory