Thorn Township, Perry County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Thorn Township is one of the fourteen townships
of Perry County
, Ohio
, United States
. The 2000 census
found 3,765 people in the township, 3,034 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
The village of Thornville
is located in northeastern Thorn 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 Perry County
Perry County, Ohio
Perry County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. Founded on March 1, 1818, it was the 55th county to be formed in Ohio. Portions of Fairfield, Washington and Muskingum Counties were taken to create Perry County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 36,058. Its county seat...
, 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
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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 3,765 people in the township, 3,034 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:- Licking Township, Licking CountyLicking Township, Licking County, OhioLicking Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,870 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...
- north - Bowling Green Township, Licking CountyBowling Green Township, Licking County, OhioBowling Green Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,668 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- northeast - Hopewell TownshipHopewell Township, Perry County, OhioHopewell Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,163 people in the township, 1,965 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- east - Reading TownshipReading Township, Perry County, OhioReading Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,956 people in the township, 2,407 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- southeast - Richland Township, Fairfield CountyRichland Township, Fairfield County, OhioRichland Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,940 people in the township, 1,540 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- south - Walnut Township, Fairfield CountyWalnut Township, Fairfield County, OhioWalnut Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,436 people in the township, 4,545 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- west - Union Township, Licking CountyUnion Township, Licking County, OhioUnion Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 8,339 people in the township, 3,259 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- northwest corner
The village of Thornville
Thornville, Ohio
Thornville is a village in Perry County, Ohio, United States. The population was 731 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Thornville is located at ....
is located in northeastern Thorn Township.