Newcastle Township, Coshocton County, Ohio

Newcastle Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
Township

Post office at Walhonding

Location of Newcastle Township in Coshocton County
Coordinates: 40°20′51″N 82°8′7″W / 40.34750°N 82.13528°W / 40.34750; -82.13528Coordinates: 40°20′51″N 82°8′7″W / 40.34750°N 82.13528°W / 40.34750; -82.13528
Country United States
State Ohio
County Coshocton
Area
 • Total 25.83 sq mi (66.89 km2)
 • Land 25.81 sq mi (66.86 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation[1] 820 ft (250 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 475
 • Density 18/sq mi (7.1/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-54376[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085923[1]

Newcastle Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 475.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Newcastle Township, although the unincorporated communities of Walhonding and Newcastle lie in the northern and southwestern parts of the township respectively.

Name and history

It is the only Newcastle Township statewide.[4]

Newcastle Township was organized in 1811.[5] Newcastle Township, also historically spelled New Castle, was named after New Castle, Delaware.[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. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Newcastle township, Coshocton County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ Hunt, William Ellis (1876). Historical Collections of Coshocton County, Ohio. R. Clarke & Company. p. 3.
  6. ↑ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. A. A. Graham. p. 565.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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