Fairfield Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Fairfield Township is one of the twenty-two townships
of Tuscarawas County
, Ohio
, United States
. The 2000 census
found 1,487 people in the township.
No municipalities are located in Fairfield Township, although the unincorporated community
of Somerdale
lies in the northeastern part of the township.
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 Tuscarawas County
Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Tuscarawas County is a county located in the eastern part of the state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 92,582. Its county seat is New Philadelphia...
, 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 1,487 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:- Sandy TownshipSandy Township, Tuscarawas County, OhioSandy Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,354 people in the township, 2,513 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- north - Warren TownshipWarren Township, Tuscarawas County, OhioWarren Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,194 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- east - Goshen TownshipGoshen Township, Tuscarawas County, OhioGoshen Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,285 people in the township, 4,225 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- south - Dover TownshipDover Township, Tuscarawas County, OhioDover Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,726 people in the township, 4,485 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- west - Lawrence TownshipLawrence Township, Tuscarawas County, OhioLawrence Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,241 people in the township, 4,154 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- northwest
No municipalities are located in Fairfield Township, although the unincorporated community
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
of Somerdale
Somerdale, Ohio
Somerdale is an unincorporated community in northeastern Fairfield Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44678. It lies along State Route 212, Conotton Creek and the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway east of...
lies in the northeastern part of the township.