Circleville Township, Ohio

Circleville Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,531 people in the township.

Circleville Township, Pickaway County, Ohio
Township
The Luthor List Mound, a historic site in the township
Location of Circleville Township in Pickaway County
Coordinates: 39°36′30″N 82°56′56″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Pickaway
Area
• Total	10.1 sq mi (26.2 km2)
• Land	9.9 sq mi (25.7 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation [1]	692 ft (211 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	2,531
• Density	255.7/sq mi (98.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	43113
Area code	740
FIPS code	39-15077[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086792[1]

Geography

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

• Walnut Township - north
• Washington Township - east
• Perry Township - south
• Wayne Township - southwest
• Jackson Township - northwest

Central Circleville Township is occupied by the city of Circleville, the county seat of Pickaway County. In southwestern Circleville Township is located the census-designated place of Logan Elm Village.

Name and history

It is the only Circleville Township statewide.^[4]

Circleville Township was organized in 1833.^[5]

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,^[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.