Thompson Township, Delaware County, Ohio
Township in Ohio, US
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Thompson Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 659.
Thompson Township, Delaware County, Ohio | |
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John Detwiller Farmhouse | |
 Location of Thompson Township in Delaware County | |
| Coordinates: 40°23′43″N 83°12′54″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Delaware |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.3 sq mi (52.6 km2) |
| • Land | 20.2 sq mi (52.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 920 ft (280 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 659 |
| • Density | 32.6/sq mi (12.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-76617[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086058[1] |
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Prospect Township, Marion County - north
- Radnor Township - east
- Scioto Township - south
- Leesburg Township, Union County - southwest
- Claibourne Township, Union County - northwest
No municipalities are located in Thompson Township.
Name and history
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.