St. Albans Township, Licking County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

40°5′34″N 82°37′26″W / 40.09278°N 82.62389°W / 40.09278; -82.62389CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyLickingArea

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• Total26.43 sq mi (68.45 km²) • Land26.23 sq mi (67.94 km²) • Water0.20 sq mi (0.51 km²)Elevation

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1,050 ft (320 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total2,542 • Density96/sq mi (37/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-69456^[4]GNIS feature ID1086478^[2]Websitewww.stalbanstwp.org

St. Albans Township is one of the 25 townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the total population was 2,542.

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:

Liberty Township - north
McKean Township - northeast corner
Granville Township - east
Union Township - southeast corner
Harrison Township - south
Pataskala - southwest corner
Jersey Township - west
Monroe Township - northwest corner

The village of Alexandria is located in central St. Albans Township.

Name and history

It is the only St. Albans Township statewide.^[5]

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,^[6] 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

^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "St. Albans township, Licking County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.