Beaver Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,291 people in the township.
Beaver Township, Pike County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Eastern High School outside Beaver | |
 Location of Beaver Township in Pike County | |
| Coordinates: 39°2′23″N 82°51′57″W / 39.03972°N 82.86583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Pike |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.8 sq mi (61.8 km2) |
| • Land | 23.8 sq mi (61.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 823 ft (251 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,291 |
| • Density | 54/sq mi (21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 45613 |
| Area code | 740 |
| FIPS code | 39-04710[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086807[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Jackson Township - north
- Liberty Township, Jackson County - east
- Scioto Township, Jackson County - southeast
- Marion Township - south
- Union Township - southwest
- Seal Township - west
Part of the village of Beaver is located in southeastern Beaver Township.
Name and history
editBeaver Township most likely takes its name from Beaver Creek.[4] Statewide, other Beaver Townships are located in Mahoning and Noble counties.[5]
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.
- ^ "Beaver township, Pike County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 10.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.