Adams Township, Coshocton County, Ohio

Adams Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 765.

Adams Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
Township
Adams Township Hall
Location of Adams Township in Coshocton County
Coordinates: 40°19′44″N 81°39′22″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Coshocton
Area
• Total	25.6 sq mi (66.4 km2)
• Land	25.6 sq mi (66.4 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	932 ft (284 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	765
• Density	30/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-00240[3]
GNIS feature ID	1085909[1]

Geography

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

• Bucks Township, Tuscarawas County - north
• Jefferson Township, Tuscarawas County - northeast corner
• Salem Township, Tuscarawas County - east
• Oxford Township, Tuscarawas County - southeast corner
• Oxford Township - south
• Lafayette Township - southwest corner
• White Eyes Township - west
• Crawford Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Adams Township, although the unincorporated community of Bakersville lies in the northeastern part of the township.

Name and history

The Township was organized in 1832.^[4][5] It is one of ten Adams Townships statewide.^[6]

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,^[7] 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

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Adams township, Coshocton County, Ohio". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. A. A. Graham. pp. 454. coshocton county ohio history.
5. Hunt, William Ellis (1876). Historical Collections of Coshocton County, Ohio. R. Clarke & Company. pp. 3.
6. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website Archived 2018-01-24 at the Wayback Machine