Tuscarawas Township, Stark County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

40°47′26″N 81°35′7″W / 40.79056°N 81.58528°W / 40.79056; -81.58528CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyStarkArea

• Total30.3 sq mi (78.4 km²) • Land30.2 sq mi (78.3 km²) • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,070 ft (326 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total5,801 • Density192.1/sq mi (74.1/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

44666, 44647, 44618

Area code330FIPS code39-77910^[3]GNIS feature ID1086991^[1]

Tuscarawas Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,801 people in the township.

Geography

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

Lawrence Township - north
Jackson Township - northeast corner
Perry Township - east
Bethlehem Township - southeast corner
Sugar Creek Township - south
Sugar Creek Township, Wayne County - west
Baughman Township, Wayne County - northwest

Part of the city of Massillon is located in eastern Tuscarawas Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Tuscarawas Township is located in Coshocton County. In 1833, Tuscarawas Township consisted of 1 gristmill, 5 saw mills, 1 fulling mill, 2 tanneries, and 2 stores.^[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.

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Tuscarawas township, Stark County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 448. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.