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Township in Ohio, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paxton Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,918 people in the township.
Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio | |
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Coordinates: 39°13′37″N 83°16′15″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Ross |
Area | |
• Total | 31.8 sq mi (82.4 km2) |
• Land | 31.7 sq mi (82.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
Elevation | 810 ft (247 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,918 |
• Density | 60.5/sq mi (23.3/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 39-61308[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086902[1] |
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Bainbridge is located in central Paxton Township.
It is the only Paxton Township statewide.[4]
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,[5] 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.
Bainbridge Elementary School (now a preschool) is in Bainbridge, and the Paint Valley High School falls within the township.
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