Fox Township is one of the fourteen townships

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 Carroll County

Carroll County, Ohio

Carroll County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 28,836, no change from 2000. Its county seat is Carrollton. It is named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence....

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,075 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Franklin Township, Columbiana County
  Franklin Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Franklin Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 766 people in the township, 658 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast
• Washington Township, Columbiana County
  Washington Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,380 people in the township, 983 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Brush Creek Township, Jefferson County
  Brush Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
  Brush Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 467 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast
• Springfield Township, Jefferson County
  Springfield Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
  Springfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,568 people in the township, 1,231 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Lee Township
  Lee Township, Carroll County, Ohio
  Lee Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,128 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest
• Washington Township
  Washington Township, Carroll County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,061 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the east central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west
• East Township
  East Township, Carroll County, Ohio
  East Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 859 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest

No municipalities are located in Fox Township, although the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 of Mechanicstown

Mechanicstown, Ohio

Mechanicstown is an unincorporated community in northwestern Fox Township, Carroll County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44651. It lies at the intersection of State Routes 39 and 524...

 lies in the township's northwest

Name and history

It is the only Fox Township statewide.
Fox Township, which is all of township 13, range 4 of the Old Seven Ranges

Seven Ranges

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, was taken from Columbiana County by the Ohio legislature in 1832-33.
On July 26, 1863 Major General John H. Morgan, C.S.A.

John Hunt Morgan

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 of Morgan’s Raiders and General James Shackleford U.S.A.

James M. Shackelford

James Murrell Shackelford was a lawyer, judge, and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War...

 fought the northernmost engagement of the American Civil War

American Civil War

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 near Mechanicstown in this township.

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.

The current office holders and end of their terms are

Trustees:

• Glen R. George Jr. December 31 2013,
• Todd E. Brown December 31 2013,
• Frank L. Clark December 31 2011

Fiscal Officer (Clerk):

• Debra S. Meister March 31 2012

Education

Students attend the Carrollton Exempted Village School District

Carrollton Exempted Village School District

Carrollton Exempted Village Schools is a school district located in Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The only high school for the district is located in Carrollton, Ohio and is called Carrollton High School.-List of schools:*, Augusta, Ohio...

 in most of the township and Edison Local School District

Edison Local School District

The Edison Local School District is a public school district based in the community of Hammondsville, Ohio, United States.The district serves the villages of Amsterdam, Bergholz, Empire, Irondale, Richmond, and Stratton as well as unincorporated areas in northern Jefferson County.-Schools:*Edison...

in the southeast corner.