Adams Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Adams Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 619 people in the township.

Adams Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
Township
Adams Township meeting hall, erected 1876
Adams Township meeting hall, erected 1876
Location of Adams Township in Muskingum County
Location of Adams Township in Muskingum County
Coordinates: 40°7′57″N 81°51′16″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyMuskingum
Area
 • Total25.4 sq mi (65.7 km2)
 • Land25.1 sq mi (64.9 km2)
 • Water0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,004 ft (306 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total619
 • Density24/sq mi (9.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-00310[3]
GNIS feature ID1086713[1]

Geography

Located on the northern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Adams Township.

Name and history

Adams Township was named for John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the United States.[4] It is one of ten Adams Townships statewide.[5]

By the 1830s, Adams Township had two mills and a church.[6]

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,[7] 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. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Adams township, Muskingum County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. Everhart, F.J. (1882). 1794. History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers. F.J. Everhart & Co. p. 378.
  5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, Or a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 68. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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