Highland Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 902 people in the township.
Highland Township, Muskingum County, Ohio | |
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 Presbyterian church at Bloomfield | |
 Location of Highland Township in Muskingum County | |
| Coordinates: 40°3′28″N 81°45′49″W / 40.05778°N 81.76361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Muskingum |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.2 sq mi (65.4 km2) |
| • Land | 25.2 sq mi (65.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,089 ft (332 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 902 |
| • Density | 36/sq mi (14/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-35238[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086720[1] |
Geography
editLocated on the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Monroe Township - north
- Knox Township, Guernsey County - northeast corner
- Adams Township, Guernsey County - east
- Westland Township, Guernsey County - southeast corner
- Union Township - south
- Perry Township - southwest corner
- Salem Township - west
- Adams Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Highland Township.
Name and history
editHighland Township was so named for the lofty elevation of the land within its borders.[4] Statewide, the only other Highland Township is located in Defiance County.
By the 1830s, Highland Township had two saw mills, two gristmills, and two churches.[5]
Government
editThe 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,[6] 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.
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Highland township, Muskingum County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Everhart, F.J. (1882). 1794. History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers. F.J. Everhart & Co. p. 452.
- ^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 239. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.