Gilead Township is one of the sixteen townships

Civil township

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 of Morrow County

Morrow County, Ohio

Morrow County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. Shawnee people used the area for hunting purposes before white settlers arrived in the early 19th century. Morrow County was organized in 1848 from parts of four neighboring counties and named for Jeremiah Morrow, Governor of...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 5,868 people in the township, 2,141 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Washington Township
  Washington Township, Morrow County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,227 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• Congress Township
  Congress Township, Morrow County, Ohio
  Congress Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,128 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northeast
• Franklin Township
  Franklin Township, Morrow County, Ohio
  Franklin Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,410 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Congress Township - north...
  
   - east
• Harmony Township
  Harmony Township, Morrow County, Ohio
  Harmony Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,040 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast
• Lincoln Township
  Lincoln Township, Morrow County, Ohio
  Lincoln Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,955 people in the township, 1,672 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Cardington Township
  Cardington Township, Morrow County, Ohio
  Cardington Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,790 people in the township, 960 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest
• Canaan Township
  Canaan Township, Morrow County, Ohio
  Canaan Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 897 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest

Two villages are located in Gilead Township: Edison

Edison, Ohio

Edison is a village in Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The population was 437 at the 2000 census. Edison is adjacent to and west of Mount Gilead, Ohio, the county seat.-Geography:Edison is located at...

 in the west, and Mount Gilead

Mount Gilead, Ohio

Mount Gilead is a village in Morrow County, Ohio, United States.Mount Gilead's population was 3,290 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Morrow County and the center of population of Ohio. The village was established in 1832, eight years after white settlers arrived in the region...

, the county seat

County seat

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of Morrow County in the center.

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.