Colerain Township, Ross County, Ohio

Colerain Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,943 people in the township, 1,572 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Colerain Township, Ross County, Ohio
Township
Soybean fields in the township
Location of Colerain Township in Ross County
Coordinates: 39°26′17″N 82°46′56″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyRoss
Area
 • Total35.4 sq mi (91.6 km2)
 • Land35.3 sq mi (91.5 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation899 ft (274 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,943
 • Density55.0/sq mi (21.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-16630[2]
GNIS feature ID1086892[1]

Geography

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

Two populated places are located in northeastern Colerain Township: the village of Adelphi and the unincorporated community of Hallsville.

Name and history

Statewide, other Colerain Townships are located in Belmont and Hamilton counties.

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,[4] 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.

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gollark: Apparently the first mention of coronavirus in my journal (it's computerized so I can search it very easily) was from January, and me mentioning that some teacher had been mentioning it at school.
gollark: It probably wouldn't have done me much good to have taken it seriously earlier, inasmuch as I'm not in a position to do anything about it/convince anyone else to, and the worst of the supply chain disruption everyone was hyping up was me having to have somewhat different pasta for a few days.
gollark: I think I was mostly just ignoring it and treating it as random bad background event #9372628 until march or so.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. Ross County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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