Goshen Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 3,633 people living in the township.
Goshen Township, Champaign County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Countryside southwest of Mechanicsburg | |
 Location of Goshen Township in Champaign County | |
| Coordinates: 40°4′28″N 83°33′28″W / 40.07444°N 83.55778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Champaign |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.64 sq mi (97.48 km2) |
| • Land | 37.61 sq mi (97.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,083 ft (330 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,633 |
| • Density | 97/sq mi (37/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-30982[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085840[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Rush Township - north
- Union Township, Union County - northeast
- Pike Township, Madison County - east
- Somerford Township, Madison County - southeast
- Pleasant Township, Clark County - south
- Union Township - west
- Wayne Township - northwest corner
The village of Mechanicsburg is located in the center of the township.
Name and history
editIt is one of seven Goshen Townships statewide.[4]
Goshen Township was established about 1815 from land given by Union Township.[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.
- ^ "Goshen township, Champaign County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ The History of Champaign County, Ohio. W.H. Beers & Company. 1881. pp. 593.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.