Bethlehem Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
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Bethlehem Township is one of the twenty-two townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Coshocton County
Coshocton County, Ohio
Coshocton County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 36,901. Its county seat is Coshocton. Its name comes from the Delaware Indian language and has been translated as "union of waters" or "black bear crossing".The Coshocton...

, Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 1,191 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the north central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Clark Township
    Clark Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
    Clark Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 594 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - north
  • Mill Creek Township
    Mill Creek Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
    Mill Creek Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 747 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - northeast corner
  • Keene Township
    Keene Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
    Keene Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,689 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the north central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - east
  • Jackson Township
    Jackson Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
    Jackson Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,045 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the south central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - south
  • Bedford Township
    Bedford Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
    Bedford Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 601 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southwest corner
  • Jefferson Township
    Jefferson Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
    Jefferson Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,549 people in the township, 634 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - west
  • Monroe Township
    Monroe Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
    Monroe Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 452 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - northwest corner


No municipalities are located in Bethlehem Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Bethlehem Township is located in Stark County
Bethlehem Township, Stark County, Ohio
Bethlehem Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,650 people in the township, 4,210 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

.

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, 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.
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