Canaan Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 900 people in the township.
Canaan Township, Morrow County, Ohio | |
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 Methodist church at Denmark | |
 Location of Canaan Township in Morrow County | |
| Coordinates: 40°36′31″N 82°54′33″W / 40.60861°N 82.90917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Morrow |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.5 sq mi (71.1 km2) |
| • Land | 27.5 sq mi (71.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,024 ft (312 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 900 |
| • Density | 33/sq mi (13/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-11248[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086698[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Tully Township, Marion County - north
- Washington Township - northeast
- Gilead Township - southeast
- Cardington Township - south
- Richland Township, Marion County - southwest corner
- Claridon Township, Marion County - west
- Scott Township, Marion County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Canaan Township.
Name and history
editCanaan Township was organized in 1817.[4] The name alludes to the biblical Canaan.[5] Statewide, other Canaan Townships are located in Athens, Madison, and Wayne counties.
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.
- ^ "Canaan 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. 474.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.