Warwick Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,827 people in the township.
Warwick Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio | |
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 Sharon Moravian Church, north of Tuscarawas | |
 Location of Warwick Township in Tuscarawas County | |
| Coordinates: 40°23′55″N 81°24′25″W / 40.39861°N 81.40694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Tuscarawas |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.9 sq mi (56.6 km2) |
| • Land | 21.4 sq mi (55.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,017 ft (310 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,827 |
| • Density | 132.1/sq mi (50.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-81060[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1087069[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the east central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Goshen Township - north
- Mill Township - east
- Rush Township - south
- Clay Township - southwest
- York Township - northwest
Several populated places are located in Warwick Township:
- Tuscarawas, a village in the center
- Wainwright, an unincorporated community in the north
- Part of Gnadenhutten, a village in the south
Name and history
editWarwick Township was established April 1, 1819.[4] It is the only Warwick Township statewide.[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, 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.
- ^ "Warwick township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Mansfield, John Brainard (1884). "The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio". Warner, Beers. p. 672. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.