Pike Township, Knox County, Ohio

Pike Township, Knox County, Ohio
Township
Houses along North Liberty Road
Location of Pike Township in Knox County.
Coordinates: 40°30′41″N 82°24′30″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Knox
Area
• Total	30.5 sq mi (78.9 km^2)
• Land	30.4 sq mi (78.8 km^2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km^2)
Elevation [1]	1,138 ft (347 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,656
• Density	54/sq mi (21/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-62652[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086411[1]

Pike Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,656 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Worthington Township, Richland County - north
• Brown Township - east
• Howard Township - southeast corner
• Monroe Township - south
• Morris Township - southwest
• Berlin Township - west
• Jefferson Township, Richland County - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Pike Township.

Name and history

Pike Township was established in 1819.^[4] It is named for General Zebulon Pike.^[5]

It is one of eight Pike Townships statewide.^[6]

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,^[7] 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

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Pike township, Knox County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. Norton, Anthony Banning (1862). A History of Knox County, Ohio, from 1779 to 1862 Inclusive: Comprising Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes and Incidents of Men Connected with the County from Its First Settlement. R. Nevins, printer. pp. 319.
5. Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. pp. 577.
6. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website