Beaver Township, Noble County, Ohio

Beaver Township is one of the fifteen townships of Noble County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 755 people in the township.

Beaver Township, Noble County, Ohio
Township
Farmstead on State Route 147 west of Batesville
Location of Beaver Township in Noble County
Coordinates: 39°55′6″N 81°16′51″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Noble
Area
• Total	29.3 sq mi (76.0 km2)
• Land	29.3 sq mi (75.8 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,040 ft (317 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	755
• Density	26/sq mi (9.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-04682[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086739[1]

Geography

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

• Millwood Township, Guernsey County - north
• Somerset Township, Belmont County - east
• Seneca Township, Monroe County - south
• Marion Township - southwest
• Wayne Township - west

The most easterly township in Noble County, it is the only county township to border Belmont County.

Batesville, the smallest village in Noble County, is located in central Beaver Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Beaver Townships are located in Mahoning and Pike Counties, plus a Beavercreek Township in Greene County.^[4]

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,^[5] 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. "Beaver township, Noble County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
5. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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