Violet Township, Fairfield County, Ohio

Violet Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 38,572,[3] up from 26,914 people at the 2000 census. 18,994 of the township's residents lived in the unincorporated portions of the township in 2010.[4]

Violet Township Town Hall
Violet Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Township
Administrative Offices Sign
Motto(s): 
"A great place to grow your family or business"
Location of Violet Township in Fairfield County
Coordinates: 39°53′23″N 82°45′15″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyFairfield
Area
 • Total41.7 sq mi (108.0 km2)
 • Land41.6 sq mi (107.8 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation879 ft (268 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total38,572
 • Density926/sq mi (357.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-80206[2]
GNIS feature ID1086084[1]
Websitewww.violet.oh.us

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

Several municipalities are partially located in Violet Township:

Name and history

Violet Township was organized in 1808, and named for the patches of violets within its borders.[5] It is the only Violet Township 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.

Violet Township currently does not have its own police agency and as such utilizes the Fairfield County Sheriffs Office, which provides two deputies at a time to service the area. Pickerington Police will also frequently assist deputies in policing the agency when call volume is high and resources are available.

The fire department services the unincorporated township, the City of Pickerington and parts of the City of Columbus and City of Reynoldsburg.

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), Violet township, Fairfield County, Ohio". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Remainder of Violet township, Violet township, Fairfield County, Ohio". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  5. Miller, Charles Christian (1912). History of Fairfield County, Ohio, and representative citizens. Chicago, Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co. p. 189.
  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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