Enoch Township is one of the fifteen townships of Noble County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 443 people in the township.
Enoch Township, Noble County, Ohio | |
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 Location of Enoch Township in Noble County | |
| Coordinates: 39°42′17″N 81°26′1″W / 39.70472°N 81.43361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Noble |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.4 sq mi (68.3 km2) |
| • Land | 26.4 sq mi (68.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 994 ft (303 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 443 |
| • Density | 17/sq mi (6.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-25438[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086744[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the south central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Center Township - north
- Stock Township - northeast
- Jefferson Township - southeast
- Jackson Township - southwest corner
- Olive Township - west
A tiny portion of the small village of Dexter City is located in far southwestern Enoch Township.
Name and history
editEnoch Township has the name of Elisha Enochs, an early settler and local officeholder.[4] It is the only Enoch Township statewide.[5]
Government
editThe 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,[6] 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Enoch township, Noble County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ History of Noble County, Ohio. L. H. Watkins. 1887. p. 562.
- ^ "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.