Penn Township, Morgan County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Penn Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Morgan County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Morgan

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area_total_km2 = 59.4
area_land_km2 = 59.3
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 22.9
area_land_sq_mi = 22.9
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 777
population_density_km2 = 13.1
population_density_sq_mi = 33.9

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 253
elevation_ft = 830
latd = 39 |latm = 34 |lats = 21 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 52 |longs = 16 |longEW = W

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Penn Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 777 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39115 Morgan County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Malta Township - north
*Windsor Township - east
*Marion Township - south
*Union Township - west

No municipalities are located in Penn Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Penn Township is located in Highland County.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

As of 2007, the trustees are Ray Crouse, Jan Scott, and Richard Welsh, and the clerk is Jamie Downing. [ [http://www.morgancounty-oh.gov/penn%20officials.htm Penn Township Officials] , Morgan County. Accessed 2007-07-02.]

References

External links

* [http://www.morgancounty-oh.gov County website]