Paris Township, Union County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

40°14′23″N 83°22′16″W / 40.23972°N 83.37111°W / 40.23972; -83.37111CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyUnionArea

• Total36.4 sq mi (94.3 km²) • Land36.3 sq mi (94.0 km²) • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,004 ft (306 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total27,167 • Density748.4/sq mi (289.0/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-59864^[3]GNIS feature ID1087082^[1]

Paris Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 27,167 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

Taylor Township - north
Leesburg Township - northeast
Dover Township - east
Millcreek Township - southeast
Darby Township - south
Union Township - southwest
Allen Township - west
Liberty Township - northwest

The majority of the city of Marysville, the county seat of Union County, is located in Paris Township.

Name and history

Paris Township was established in 1821.^[4] Statewide, other Paris Townships are located in Portage and Stark counties.

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,^[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.

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Paris township, Union County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Durant, Pliny A. (1883). The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, towns ... Chicago: Beers, W. H., & co. p. 64.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.