White Eyes Township, Coshocton County, Ohio

White Eyes Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
Township
A decorated barn near Ohio State Route 93
A decorated barn near Ohio State Route 93
Location of White Eyes Township in Coshocton County
Location of White Eyes Township in Coshocton County
Coordinates: 40°20′26″N 81°45′5″W / 40.34056°N 81.75139°W / 40.34056; -81.75139
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyCoshocton
Area
 • Total
25.55 sq mi (66.18 km2)
 • Land25.53 sq mi (66.13 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
[1]
850 ft (259 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
1,222
 • Density48/sq mi (18/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-84714[3]
GNIS feature ID1085931[1]

White Eyes Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,222.

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in White Eyes Township, although the unincorporated community of Fresno lies in the eastern part of the township.

Name and history

White Eyes Township was organized in 1823.[4][5] It was named for White Eyes, a Lenape (Delaware) chief who lived in the Tuscarawas valley.[6]

It is the only White Eyes Township statewide.[7]

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,[8] 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. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "White Eyes township, Coshocton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. p. 491. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  5. ^ Hunt, William Ellis (1876). Historical Collections of Coshocton County, Ohio. R. Clarke & Company. p. 3.
  6. ^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. A. A. Graham. p. 619.
  7. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  8. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.