Berkshire Township, Delaware County, Ohio

Berkshire Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The population at the 2010 census was 3,085,[3] up from 2,251 at the 2000 census.[4]

Berkshire Township, Delaware County, Ohio
Township
Pond and fields in the township
Location of Berkshire Township in Delaware County
Coordinates: 40°13′56″N 82°53′26″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyDelaware
Area
 • Total21.4 sq mi (55.5 km2)
 • Land21.0 sq mi (54.4 km2)
 • Water0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Elevation928 ft (283 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total3,085
 • Density147/sq mi (56.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-05774[2]
GNIS feature ID1086042[1]
Websiteberkshiretwp.org

Geography

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

Two villages are located in Berkshire Township: Galena in the south, and most of Sunbury in the east.

History

It is the only Berkshire Township statewide.

Berkshire Township was settled by Colonel Moses Byxbe in 1806 and named for Byxbe's former home of Berkshire County, Massachusetts.[5]

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,[6] 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.

Public services

Emergency medical services in Berkshire Township are provided by the Delaware County EMS.[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. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Berkshire township, Delaware County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  4. Delaware County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  5. Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, Or a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 93. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  7. Delaware County EMS
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