Licking Township is one of the twenty-five townships

Civil township

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 of Muskingum County

Muskingum County, Ohio

Muskingum County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 86,074. Its county seat is Zanesville...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 2,248 people in the township.

Geography

Located on the western edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Jackson Township
  Jackson Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
  Jackson Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,221 people in the township, 1,020 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Cass Township
  Cass Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
  Cass Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,492 people in the township, 1,419 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast
• Muskingum Township
  Muskingum Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
  Muskingum Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,813 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the north central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Falls Township
  Falls Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
  Falls Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 8,585 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast
• Hopewell Township
  Hopewell Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
  Hopewell Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,038 people in the township, 2,947 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Hopewell Township, Licking County
  Hopewell Township, Licking County, Ohio
  Hopewell Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,200 people in the township, 1,104 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Hanover Township, Licking County
  Hanover Township, Licking County, Ohio
  Hanover Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,731 people in the township, 1,846 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Perry Township, Licking County
  Perry Township, Licking County, Ohio
  Perry Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,492 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Licking Township, although the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 of Nashport

Nashport, Ohio

Nashport is an unincorporated community in western Licking Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43830. It lies along State Route 146.-References:...

 lies in the western part of the township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Licking Township is located in Licking County

Licking Township, Licking County, Ohio

Licking Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,870 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...

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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.

Emergency services

The township has a strictly volunteer Fire and EMS department. The Licking Township Firehouse houses both departments and is located at 6705 Dillon Hills Dr. The property where the facility is located was donated by Tony Laymen(sp). A large portion of the labor needed to build the facility was donated by the members and families of the Fire and EMS crews.

External links

• County website
• Misc Info