Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Walnut Township is one of the fifteen 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 Pickaway County
Pickaway County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 52,727 people, 17,599 households, and 13,287 families residing in the county. The population density was 105 people per square mile . There were 18,596 housing units at an average density of 37 per square mile...

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 2,428 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Madison Township
    Madison Township, Pickaway County, Ohio
    Madison Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,461 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - north
  • Bloom Township, Fairfield County
    Bloom Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
    Bloom Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,374 people in the township, 5,765 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northeast corner
  • Amanda Township, Fairfield County
    Amanda Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
    Amanda Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,429 people in the township, 1,722 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - east
  • Washington Township
    Washington Township, Pickaway County, Ohio
    Washington Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,951 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - south
  • Circleville Township
    Circleville Township, Pickaway County, Ohio
    Circleville Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,300 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southwest
  • Jackson Township
    Jackson Township, Pickaway County, Ohio
    Jackson Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 916 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Scioto Township - north...

     - west
  • Harrison Township
    Harrison Township, Pickaway County, Ohio
    Harrison Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,424 people in the township, 2,071 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northwest


No municipalities are located in Walnut Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Walnut Townships are located in Fairfield
Walnut Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Walnut Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,436 people in the township, 4,545 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

 and 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...

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.
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