Granville Township, Mercer County, Ohio | |
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 The Cranberry Prairie, a wide field in the township | |
 Location in
Mercer County and the state of
Ohio. | |
| Coordinates: 40°23′58″N 84°38′11″W / 40.39944°N 84.63639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Mercer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.2 sq mi (101.5 km2) |
| • Land | 39.2 sq mi (101.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 997 ft (304 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,227 |
| • Density | 110/sq mi (42/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-31430 [3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086626 [1] |
Granville Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The population of the township was 4,227 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Butler Township – north
- Marion Township – east
- Wabash Township, Darke County – southeast
- Allen Township, Darke County – southwest
- Gibson Township – west
- Recovery Township – northwest
Two incorporated villages are located in Granville Township: part of Burkettsville in the south, and St. Henry in the north.
Name and history
Granville Township was established in 1837. [4] The only other Granville Township in Ohio is in Licking 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 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.
- ^ "Granville township, Mercer County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Scranton, S. S. (1907). History of Mercer County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 194.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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Municipalities and communities of
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |