Paint Township, Fayette County, Ohio

Paint Township is one of the ten townships of Fayette County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,975,[3] of whom 1,037 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[4]

Paint Township, Fayette County, Ohio
Township
Location of Paint Township in Fayette County
Coordinates: 39°38′13″N 83°25′46″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyFayette
Area
 • Total51.56 sq mi (133.55 km2)
 • Land51.54 sq mi (133.50 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation988 ft (301 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,975
 • Density38/sq mi (14.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-59486[2]
GNIS feature ID1086092[1]

Geography

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

Most of the village of Bloomingburg is located in southeastern Paint Township.

Name and history

Paint Township takes its name from the Paint Creek which flows through the township and enriches its soil.[5] It is one of six Paint Townships statewide.[6]

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,[7] 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.

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 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Paint township, Fayette County, Ohio". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Remainder of Paint township, Paint township, Fayette County, Ohio". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  5. Allen, Frank M. (1914). History of Fayette County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B. F. Bowen, Incorporated. pp. 330. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  6. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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