Concord Township, Ross County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Concord Township is one of the sixteen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Ross County
Ross County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 73,345 people, 27,136 households, and 19,185 families residing in the county. The population density was 106 people per square mile . There were 29,461 housing units at an average density of 43 per square mile...

, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 4,107 people in the township, 3,096 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Deerfield Township
    Deerfield Township, Ross County, Ohio
    Deerfield Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,096 people in the township, 580 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - north
  • Union Township
    Union Township, Ross County, Ohio
    Union Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 11,750 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - east
  • Twin Township
    Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio
    Twin Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,146 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the south central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Concord Township - north...

     - southeast
  • Buckskin Township
    Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio
    Buckskin Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,040 people in the township, 827 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southwest
  • Wayne Township, Fayette County
    Wayne Township, Fayette County, Ohio
    Wayne Township is one of the ten townships of Fayette County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,367 people in township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Marion Township - north...

     - northwest


The village of Frankfort
Frankfort, Ohio
Frankfort is a village in Ross County, Ohio, United States, along the North Fork of Paint Creek. The village is located in Concord Township. The population was 1,011 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Frankfort is located at ....

 is located in central Concord Township, as is the unincorporated community
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 of Roxabell
Roxabell, Ohio
Roxabell is an unincorporated community in central Concord Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States. It lies at the intersection of Davis Hill and Jamison Roads, little more than 1 mile south of the village of Frankfort. Two parts of the North Fork of Paint Creek, a subsidiary of the Ohio...

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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, 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.
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