Fox Township, Carroll County, Ohio
Township in Ohio, United States
Fox Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County , Ohio , United States. As of the 2020 census , the population was 977.[ 3]
Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Fox Township, although the unincorporated community of Mechanicstown lies in the township's northwest
Name and history
It is the only Fox Township statewide.[ 4] Seven Ranges , was taken from Columbiana County by the Ohio legislature in 1832–33.[ 5]
On July 26, 1863 Major General John H. Morgan, C.S.A. of Morgan's Raiders and General James Shackleford U.S.A. fought the northernmost engagement of the American Civil War near Mechanicstown in this township.[ 6]
Government
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %± 1820 264 — 1830 919 248.1% 1840 1,491 62.2% 1850 1,452 −2.6% 1860 1,126 −22.5% 1870 1,119 −0.6% 1880 1,275 13.9% 1890 1,210 −5.1% 1900 1,149 −5.0% 1910 1,098 −4.4% 1920 963 −12.3% 1930 790 −18.0% 1940 916 15.9% 1950 874 −4.6% 1960 897 2.6% 1970 889 −0.9% 1980 994 11.8% 1990 1,033 3.9% 2000 1,075 4.1% 2010 1,041 −3.2% 2020 977 −6.1%
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,[ 8]
Education
Students attend the Carrollton Exempted Village School District in most of the township and Edison Local School District in the southeast corner.[ 9]
Notable natives and residents
References
^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names" . United States Geological Survey . October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008 .^ "U.S. Census website" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008 .^ Ohio Department of Development ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau . 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007 .^ Eckley, H.J.; Perry, W.T. (1921). History of Carroll and Harrison Counties ^ Morgan’s Raid Historical marker ^ census data: 1820 : 1820 page 123, 1830 : Kilbourn, John (1831). The Ohio gazetteer: or, Topographical dictionary: describing the several ... in the State of Ohio Howe, Henry (1907). Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Centennial Edition 359 . 1850 page 14, 1860 : 1860 page 12, 1870 : 1870 page 24, 1890,1900 : Hunt, William C. (1901). Population of the United States by states and territories, counties, and minor Civil Divisions, as returned at the Twelfth Census: 1900 Austin, William Lane; Teele, Ray Palmer (1921). Fourteenth census of the United States, Volume 1 Government Printing Office . p. 561 . 1930 page 40, 1940 : 1940 page 83, 1950 : 1950 page 14, 1960 : 1960 page 16, 1970 : 1970 page 124, 1980 : 1980 & 1990 Census Information , at reference desk, Carroll County District Library, 1990 : 1990 , 2000 : 2000 , 2010 : 2010 , 20202 : 2020
^ §503.24 , §505.01 , and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code . Accessed 4/30/2009.^ PUC Ohio map of School Districts Archived February 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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