Walnut Township is one of the thirteen townships

Civil township

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 of Fairfield County

Fairfield County, Ohio

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United States Census, 2000

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 found 6,436 people in the township, 4,545 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Union Township, Licking County
  Union Township, Licking County, Ohio
  Union Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 8,339 people in the township, 3,259 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Thorn Township, Perry County
  Thorn Township, Perry County, Ohio
  Thorn Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,765 people in the township, 3,034 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Richland Township
  Richland Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
  Richland Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,940 people in the township, 1,540 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast
• Pleasant Township
  Pleasant Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
  Pleasant Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,549 people in the township, 5,039 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Liberty Township
  Liberty Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
  Liberty Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,265 people in the township, 4,387 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Harrison Township, Licking County
  Harrison Township, Licking County, Ohio
  Harrison Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,494 people in the township, 5,974 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

Several populated places are located in Walnut Township:

• Part of the village of Buckeye Lake
  Buckeye Lake, Ohio
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  , in the far north
• The census-designated place
  Census-designated place
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   of Fairfield Beach
  Fairfield Beach, Ohio
  Fairfield Beach is a census-designated place in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,163 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Fairfield Beach is located at ....
  
  , in the northeast
• The village of Millersport
  Millersport, Ohio
  Millersport is a village in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The population was 963 at the 2000 census. Millersport is most notable as the home of the Sweet Corn Festival, which is held in Millersport annually during the first week of September....
  
  , in the north
• Part of the village of Pleasantville
  Pleasantville, Ohio
  Pleasantville is a village in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The population was 877 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pleasantville is located at ....
  
  , in the far south
• The village of Thurston
  Thurston, Ohio
  Thurston is a village in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The population was 555 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Thurston is located at ....
  
  , in the south

Name and history

Statewide, other Walnut Townships are located in Gallia

Walnut Township, Gallia County, Ohio

Walnut Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 924 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Perry Township - north...

 and Pickaway

Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio

Walnut Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,428 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

Counties.

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.