Violet Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
| Violet Township, Fairfield County, Ohio | |
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| Township | |
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Former canal locks | |
| Motto: "A great place to grow your family or business" | |
 Location of Violet Township in Fairfield County | |
| Coordinates: 39°53′23″N 82°45′15″W / 39.88972°N 82.75417°WCoordinates: 39°53′23″N 82°45′15″W / 39.88972°N 82.75417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Fairfield |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.7 sq mi (108.0 km2) |
| • Land | 41.6 sq mi (107.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 879 ft (268 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 38,572 |
| • Density | 926/sq mi (357.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-80206[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086084[1] |
| Website |
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Violet Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 38,572,[3] up from 26,914 people at the 2000 census. 18,994 of the township's residents lived in the unincorporated portions of the township in 2010.[4]
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Etna Township, Licking County - north
- Liberty Township - east
- Greenfield Township - southeast corner
- Bloom Township - south
- Madison Township, Franklin County - southwest
- Truro Township, Franklin County - northwest
Several municipalities are partially located in Violet Township:
- The village of Canal Winchester, in the southwest
- The village of Lithopolis, in the southwest
- The city of Columbus, the capital of Ohio, in the northwest
- The city of Pickerington, in the west
- The city of Reynoldsburg, in the far northwest
Name and history
Violet Township was organized in 1808, and named for the patches of violets within its borders.[5] It is the only Violet Township statewide.[6]
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,[7] 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
- 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Violet township, Fairfield County, Ohio". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Remainder of Violet township, Violet township, Fairfield County, Ohio". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ↑ Miller, Charles Christian (1912). History of Fairfield County, Ohio, and representative citizens. Chicago, Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co. p. 189.
- ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |