Caesarscreek Township, Ohio
Caesarscreek Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the township population was 1,185.
Caesarscreek Township, Greene County, Ohio | |
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Coordinates: 39°35′11″N 83°51′6″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Greene |
Area | |
• Total | 27.6 sq mi (71.4 km2) |
• Land | 27.4 sq mi (71.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
Elevation | 984 ft (300 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,185 |
• Density | 43/sq mi (17/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 39-10856[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086165[1] |
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- New Jasper Township - north
- Silvercreek Township - northeast
- Jefferson Township - east
- Liberty Township, Clinton County - southeast
- Chester Township, Clinton County - southwest
- Spring Valley Township - west
- Xenia Township - northwest
No municipalities are located in Caesarscreek Township.
Name and history
Caesarcreek Township was established in 1803.[4]
It is the only Caesarscreek Township statewide.
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
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- "Caesarcreek township, Greene County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- Broadstone, Michael A. (1918). History of Greene County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen. p. 224.
- §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.