York Township, Morgan County, Ohio
Township in Ohio, US
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York Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 753 people in the township.
York Township, Morgan County, Ohio | |
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Solomon Lutheran Church on State Route 669 | |
 Location of York Township in Morgan County | |
| Coordinates: 39°44′54″N 82°1′56″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Morgan |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.6 sq mi (63.6 km2) |
| • Land | 24.5 sq mi (63.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.039 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 753 |
| • Density | 30.7/sq mi (11.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-87066[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086696[1] |
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Clay Township, Muskingum County - north, west of Brush Creek Township
- Brush Creek Township, Muskingum County - north, east of Clay Township
- Harrison Township, Muskingum County - northeast
- Bloom Township - east
- Deerfield Township - south
- Bearfield Township, Perry County - southwest
- Harrison Township, Perry County - west
It is the most westerly township in Morgan County.
No municipalities are located in York Township, although the census-designated place of Rose Farm lies in the township's southwest.
Name and history
It is one of ten York Townships statewide.[4]
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.