Bristol Township, Morgan County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Bristol Township is one of the fourteen townships
of Morgan County
, Ohio
, United States
. The 2000 census
found 207 people in the township.
No municipalities are located in Bristol Township.
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As of 2007, the trustees are John Kalb, Walter Vanhorn, and Paul Wickham, and the clerk is Shirley Holland.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
of Morgan County
Morgan County, Ohio
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, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
found 207 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:- Meigs Township, Muskingum CountyMeigs Township, Muskingum County, OhioMeigs Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 173 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- north - Brookfield Township, Noble CountyBrookfield Township, Noble County, OhioBrookfield Township is one of the fifteen townships of Noble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 119 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- northeast corner - Manchester TownshipManchester Township, Morgan County, OhioManchester Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 141 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- east - Center TownshipCenter Township, Morgan County, OhioCenter Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 652 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Manchester Township - north...
- southeast corner - Meigsville TownshipMeigsville Township, Morgan County, OhioMeigsville Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 894 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Bristol Township - north...
- south - Morgan TownshipMorgan Township, Morgan County, OhioMorgan Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,617 people in the township, 941 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- southwest - Bloom TownshipBloom Township, Morgan County, OhioBloom Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,015 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- west - Blue Rock Township, Muskingum CountyBlue Rock Township, Muskingum County, OhioBlue Rock Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 641 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Bristol Township.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Bristol Township is located in Trumbull CountyBristol Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
Bristol Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,154 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
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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, 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.As of 2007, the trustees are John Kalb, Walter Vanhorn, and Paul Wickham, and the clerk is Shirley Holland.