Lafayette Township, Coshocton County, Ohio

Lafayette Township, Ohio
Township
Municipalities and townships of Coshocton County.
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Coshocton
Area
• Total	25.1 sq mi (64.9 km2)
• Land	24.7 sq mi (64.0 km2)
• Water	0.4 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation Template:GR	804 ft (245 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	4,285
• Density	173.5/sq mi (67.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-41132Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1085919Template:GR

Lafayette Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,285 people in the township, 1,972 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• White Eyes Township - north
• Adams Township - northeast corner
• Oxford Township - east
• Linton Township - south
• Franklin Township - southwest
• Tuscarawas Township - west
• Keene Township - northwest corner

The village of West Lafayette is located in northeastern Lafayette Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Lafayette Township is located in Medina 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.

External links

• County website