Truro Township is one of the seventeen 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 Franklin County

Franklin County, Ohio

Franklin County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. In 2010 the population was 1,163,414, making it the second largest county in Ohio and the 34th largest county in population in the United States. Franklin County is also the largest in the eight-county Columbus, Ohio...

, 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 27,151 people in the township, 1,416 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Jefferson Township
  Jefferson Township, Franklin County, Ohio
  Jefferson Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,322 people in the township, 4,599 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Pataskala
  Pataskala, Ohio
  Pataskala is a city in Licking County, Ohio, United States. The population was 10,249 at the 2000 census. Pataskala was a small community until 1996, when what was then the village of Pataskala merged with Lima Township, vastly increasing its population and geographic area.-Geography:Pataskala is...
  
   - northeast
• Etna Township
  Etna Township, Licking County, Ohio
  Etna Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,410 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...
  
   - east
• Liberty Township
  Liberty Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
  Liberty Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,265 people in the township, 4,387 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast
• Madison Township
  Madison Township, Franklin County, Ohio
  Madison Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 21,243 people in the township, 12,355 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Columbus
  Columbus, Ohio
  Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
  
   - west

Most of what was once Truro Township has been annexed by the cities of Reynoldsburg

Reynoldsburg, Ohio

Reynoldsburg is a city in Fairfield, Franklin, and Licking counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is a suburban community in the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area...

, in the east, and Columbus everywhere else, although the village of Brice

Brice, Ohio

Brice is a village in Franklin County, Ohio, United States, on the southeast side of the Columbus metropolitan area. The population was 70 at the 2000 census...

is located in southern Truro Township, and several small unincorporated portions remain.

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.