Violet Township, Fairfield County, Ohio

Violet Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Township

Former canal locks
Motto: "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 / 39.88972°N 82.75417°W / 39.88972; -82.75417Coordinates: 39°53′23″N 82°45′15″W / 39.88972°N 82.75417°W / 39.88972; -82.75417
Country United States
State Ohio
County Fairfield
Area
  Total 41.7 sq mi (108.0 km2)
  Land 41.6 sq mi (107.8 km2)
  Water 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation[1] 879 ft (268 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 38,572
  Density 926/sq mi (357.7/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-80206[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086084[1]
Website www.violet.oh.us

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]

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.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "American FactFinder". 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. 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. 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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