Goshen Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Goshen Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,285 people in the township, 4,225 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Goshen Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Township
Holmes United Methodist Church
Location of Goshen Township in Tuscarawas County
Coordinates: 40°27′56″N 81°24′28″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyTuscarawas
Area
 • Total27.1 sq mi (70.3 km2)
 • Land26.7 sq mi (69.3 km2)
 • Water0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
Elevation955 ft (291 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total5,285
 • Density197.6/sq mi (76.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-31066[2]
GNIS feature ID1087056[1]

Geography

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

Several municipalities are located in Goshen Township:

Name and history

Goshen Township is named after the Land of Goshen, whose name was meant to imply fertility of the soil.[4] It is one of seven Goshen Townships statewide.[5] The township was established in 1808.[6]

Within the township's boundaries is the old village of Goshen which was one of the settlements of the Christian Munsee.

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, 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. The current trustees are Sam Wise, Joe Ginnetti, and Bill Miller, and the fiscal officer is Amanda Spies.[7]

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. Tuscarawas County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 140.
  5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. File:Goshen Township Hall sign.JPG
  7. Tuscarawas County, Ohio — Engineer: Joseph S. Bachman Archived 2007-05-28 at the Wayback Machine. Tuscarawas County. Accessed 2007-06-01.
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