Newton Township, Pike County, Ohio




Township in Ohio, United States





























































Newton Township, Pike County, Ohio
Township

The Jones-Cutler House in Jasper
The Jones-Cutler House in Jasper


Location of Newton Township in Pike County
Location of Newton Township in Pike County

Coordinates: 39°2′52″N 83°5′16″W / 39.04778°N 83.08778°W / 39.04778; -83.08778Coordinates: 39°2′52″N 83°5′16″W / 39.04778°N 83.08778°W / 39.04778; -83.08778
Country United States
State Ohio
County Pike
Area

 • Total 30.8 sq mi (79.8 km2)
 • Land 30.6 sq mi (79.2 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation
[1]

801 ft (244 m)
Population
(2000)

 • Total 2,006
 • Density 65.6/sq mi (25.3/km2)
Time zone
UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)
UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-55622[2]

GNIS feature ID
1086813[1]

Newton Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,006 people in the township.[3]




Contents






  • 1 Geography


  • 2 Name and history


  • 3 Government


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Geography


Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:




  • Pebble Township - north


  • Pee Pee Township - northeast


  • Seal Township - east


  • Scioto Township - southeast


  • Camp Creek Township - south


  • Sunfish Township - west


Along with Seal Township, it is the only Pike County township completely surrounded by other Pike County townships. The other twelve all touch townships from neighboring counties.


No municipalities are located in Newton Township, although the unincorporated community of Jasper lies in the eastern part of the township.



Name and history


It is one of five Newton Townships statewide.[4]



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,[5] 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





  1. ^ ab "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.


  3. ^ Pike County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Archived 2016-11-25 at the Wayback Machine Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.


  4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.


  5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.




External links


  • Pike County visitors bureau website








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