Walnut Township is one of the thirteen
townships of
Fairfield County Fairfield County is the name of three counties in the United States:
* Fairfield County, Connecticut
* Fairfield County, Ohio
* Fairfield County, South Carolina
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,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2020 census the population was 6,673.
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
*
Union Township, Licking County - north
*
Thorn Township, Perry County - east
*
Richland Township - southeast
*
Pleasant Township - south
*
Liberty Township - west
*
Harrison Township, Licking County - northwest corner
Several populated places are located in Walnut Township:
*Part of the village of
Buckeye Lake, in the far north
*The
census-designated place
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of
Fairfield Beach, in the northeast
*The village of
Millersport, in the north
*Part of the village of
Pleasantville, in the far south
*The village of
Thurston, in the south
Name and history
Walnut Township was organized in 1807, and named for the groves of walnut trees within its borders. Statewide, other Walnut Townships are located in
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and
Pickaway counties.
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
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. 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
Walnut Township official websiteCounty website
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Townships in Fairfield County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio