Chester Township is one of the sixteen townships in Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported a population of 1,851 people in the township, with 191 residing in the village of Chesterville.
Chester Township, Morrow County, Ohio | |
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 Chester Baptist Church, south of Chesterville | |
 Location of Chester Township in Morrow County | |
| Coordinates: 40°27′30″N 82°41′16″W / 40.45833°N 82.68778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Morrow |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.5 sq mi (68.5 km2) |
| • Land | 26.4 sq mi (68.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,122 ft (342 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,851 |
| • Density | 70/sq mi (27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-14030[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086700[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Franklin Township - north
- Middlebury Township, Knox County - northeast corner
- Wayne Township, Knox County - east
- Liberty Township, Knox County - southeast corner
- South Bloomfield Township - south
- Bennington Township - southwest corner
- Harmony Township - west
The village of Chesterville is located in northern Chester Township.
Name and history
editChester Township was organized in 1812.[4] This township was named after Chester County, Pennsylvania, which was the native home of some of the first settlers.[5] It is one of five Chester Townships statewide.[6]
Government
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The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on January 1 of the following year. Two trustees are elected in the year after the presidential election, while one is elected in the year before it. Additionally, there is an elected towonship fiscal officer,[7] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year following the election, which takes place 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Chester township, Morrow County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ History of Morrow County and Ohio: Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio. O.L. Baskin & Company. 1880. p. 217.
- ^ History of Morrow County and Ohio: Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio. O.L. Baskin & Company. 1880. p. 353.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.