Goshen Township is one of the twelve 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 Champaign County

Champaign County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 38,890 people, 14,952 households, and 10,870 families residing in the county. The population density was 91 people per square mile . There were 15,890 housing units at an average density of 37 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. 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 3,383 people in the township, 1,639 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Rush Township
  Rush Township, Champaign County, Ohio
  Rush Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,779 people in the township, 874 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Union Township, Union County
  Union Township, Union County, Ohio
  Union Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,565 people in the township, 939 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast
• Pike Township, Madison County
  Pike Township, Madison County, Ohio
  Pike Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 531 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Somerford Township, Madison County
  Somerford Township, Madison County, Ohio
  Somerford Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,975 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Pike Township - north...
  
   - southeast
• Pleasant Township, Clark County
  Pleasant Township, Clark County, Ohio
  Pleasant Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,134 people in the township, 2,822 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Union Township
  Union Township, Champaign County, Ohio
  Union Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,920 people in the township, 1,788 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Wayne Township
  Wayne Township, Champaign County, Ohio
  Wayne Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,660 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest corner

The village of Mechanicsburg

Mechanicsburg, Ohio

Mechanicsburg is a village in Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,744 at the 2000 census.Mechanicsburg laid out in 1814 on the site of the Shawnee Indian Village of Chief Ohito...

is located in the center of the 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.

External links

• County website
• County & Township Map of Ohio (PDF object)