Tiverton Township is one of the twenty-two
townships of
Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. As of the
2020 census the population was 492.
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Richland Township, Holmes County - north
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Monroe Township - east
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Jefferson Township - southeast corner
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Newcastle Township - south
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Butler Township, Knox County - southwest corner
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Union Township, Knox County - west
No municipalities are located in Tiverton Township.
Name and history
It is the only Tiverton Township statewide.
Tiverton Township was organized in 1824 by the name of Union Township, but by 1825, the name was changed to Tiverton. It was named for
Tiverton, Rhode Island
Tiverton is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 16,359 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Tiverton is located on the eastern shore of Narragansett Bay, across the Sakonnet River from Aquidneck Island (also ...
, the former hometown of a large share of the first settlers.
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 Coshocton County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio