York 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 Morgan County

Morgan County, Ohio

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, 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 958 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Clay Township, Muskingum County
  Clay Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
  Clay Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,038 people in the township, 273 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north, west of Brush Creek Township
• Brush Creek Township, Muskingum County
  Brush Creek Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
  Brush Creek Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,375 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north, east of Clay Township
• Harrison Township, Muskingum County
  Harrison Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
  Harrison Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,638 people in the township, 869 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast
• Bloom Township
  Bloom Township, Morgan County, Ohio
  Bloom Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,015 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Deerfield Township
  Deerfield Township, Morgan County, Ohio
  Deerfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 802 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*York Township - north...
  
   - south
• Bearfield Township, Perry County
  Bearfield Township, Perry County, Ohio
  Bearfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,412 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Harrison Township - north...
  
   - southwest
• Harrison Township, Perry County
  Harrison Township, Perry County, Ohio
  Harrison Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,399 people in the township, 1,745 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west

It is the most westerly township in Morgan County.

No municipalities are located in York 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 Rose Farm

Rose Farm, Ohio

Rose Farm is an unincorporated community in southwestern York Township, Morgan County, Ohio, United States. It lies along State Route 669 at its intersection with Tatmans Road. Ogg Creek, which meets the Moxahala Creek just north of Rose Farm, runs through the community...

lies in the township's southwest.

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.

As of 2007, the trustees are Wilford Eppley, Tom Pletcher, and Clifford Wayne, and the clerk is Carol Heigley.