Rose Township, Carroll County, Ohio

Rose Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,444,^[3] 1,168 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Rose Township, Carroll County, Ohio
Township
Sign at township garage
Location of Rose Township in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°36′56″N 81°15′57″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Carroll
Area
• Total	35.51 sq mi (91.98 km2)
• Land	35.49 sq mi (91.93 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation [1]	994 ft (303 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,444
• Density	41/sq mi (15.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	330
FIPS code	39-68420[2]
GNIS feature ID	1085835[1]
Website	http://rosetownshipohio.com/

Geography

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

• Sandy Township, Stark County - north
• Brown Township - northeast
• Harrison Township - east
• Monroe Township - southeast
• Warren Township, Tuscarawas County - southwest
• Sandy Township, Tuscarawas County - west
• Pike Township, Stark County - northwest corner

Rose Township is the northwesternmost township of the Old Seven Ranges of the Ohio Lands. The Geographer's line along the north boundary of the township was completed on August 10, 1786,^[4] marked by the Seven Ranges Terminus, which is now on the National Register of Historic Places.^[5][6]

Part of the village of Magnolia is located in northwestern Rose Township.

Name and history

Named after the many wild roses growing in the area,^[7] it is the only Rose Township statewide.^[8]

In 1818, Rose Township was formed from a part of Sandy Township in Stark County.^[9] Before the formation of Carroll County, it was a part of Stark County.^[7]

Government

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1820	380		—
1830	978		157.4%
1840	1,593		62.9%
1850	1,537		−3.5%
1860	1,286		−16.3%
1870	1,106		−14.0%
1880	1,195		8.0%
1890	1,196		0.1%
1900	1,638		37.0%
1910	1,218		−25.6%
1920	1,314		7.9%
1930	1,072		−18.4%
1940	1,234		15.1%
1950	1,230		−0.3%
1960	1,373		11.6%
1970	1,181		−14.0%
1980	1,289		9.1%
1990	1,384		7.4%
2000	1,603		15.8%
2010	1,537		−4.1%
2020	1,444		−6.1%
[10]

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,^[11] 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.

The current office holders and end of their terms are:^[12]

This township has some decoratively painted barns

Trustees:

• Jonathan W. J. Ward - Term ending December 31, 2021
• John Joe Little - Term ending December 31, 2021
• Joe Owens - Term ending December 31, 2023

Fiscal Officer (Clerk):

• Bruce W. Downes - Term ending March 31, 2024

Rose Township has one voting precinct. The polling place is the social hall at St. Mary's of Morges.^[13]

Cemeteries

The township maintains five cemeteries.^[14]

Roads

The township maintains 33 miles of roads, maintained by two appointed employees, Thomas Witts, and Richard Rennie.^[15]

Education

Students attend the Carrollton Exempted Village School District in the eastern part and Sandy Valley Local School District in the center and west part.^[16]

From the mid 19th to early 20th century the rural areas were served by schools numbered 1 to 9.^[17]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. Ohio Department of Development
4. Fort Steuben history
5. photos of surveyors marker
6. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
7. "Rose Township History p. 2" (PDF).
8. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
9. Perrin, William Henry, ed. (1881). History of Stark County, with an outline sketch of Ohio. Chicago: Baskin and Battey. p. 205. OCLC 23276454.
10. census data: 1820 : 1820 page 137, 1830 : Kilbourn, John (1831). The Ohio gazetteer: or, Topographical dictionary: describing the several ... in the State of Ohio. self. p. 332., 1840, 1880 : Howe, Henry (1907). Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Centennial Edition. The State of Ohio. p. 359., 1850 : 1850 page 14, 1860 : 1860 page 13, 1870 : 1870 page 24, 1890, 1900 : Hunt, William C. (1901). Population of the United States by states and territories, counties, and minor Civil Divisions, as returned at the Twelfth Census: 1900. United States Census Printing Office. p. 306., 1900, 1910, 1920 : Austin, William Lane; Teele, Ray Palmer (1921). Fourteenth census of the United States, Volume 1. Government Printing Office. p. 561., 1930 : 1930 page 40, 1940 : 1940 page 83, 1950 : 1950 page 14, 1960 : 1960 page 16, 1970 : 1970 page 124, 1980 : 1980 & 1990 Census Information, at reference desk, Carroll County District Library, 1990 : 1990, 2000 : 2000, 2020 : 2020
11. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
12. "Elected Officials - Township Trustees and Fiscal Officers". Carroll County Board of Elections. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
13. Carroll County Board of Elections
14. "Cemeteries". Rose Township. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
15. "About the township". Rose Township. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
16. PUC Ohio map of School Districts Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
17. Rose Township History pp. 9-14

External links

• Township website
• County website
• Gray, Karen (September 2008). "Rose Township Carroll County, Ohio" (PDF). Carroll County Historical Society.