Paris Township is one of the seventeen townships

Civil township

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 of Stark County

Stark County, Ohio

Stark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 375,586. It is included in the Canton-Massillon, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area....

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 5,969 people in the township, 3,938 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Washington Township
  Washington Township, Stark County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,791 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...
  
   - north
• Knox Township, Columbiana County
  Knox Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Knox Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,828 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...
  
   - northeast corner
• West Township, Columbiana County
  West Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  West Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,351 people in the township, 3,346 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Augusta Township, Carroll County
  Augusta Township, Carroll County, Ohio
  Augusta Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,599 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Brown Township, Carroll County
  Brown Township, Carroll County, Ohio
  Brown Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 8,300 people in the township, 5,184 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Osnaburg Township
  Osnaburg Township, Stark County, Ohio
  Osnaburg Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,886 people in the township, 4,257 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Nimishillen Township
  Nimishillen Township, Stark County, Ohio
  Nimishillen Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,098 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest

Part of the village of Minerva

Minerva, Ohio

Minerva is a village in Carroll, Columbiana, and Stark counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 3,934 at the 2000 census.The Carroll and Stark County portions of Minerva are part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Columbiana County portion is part...

 is located in southeastern Paris Township, and several unincorporated communities

Unincorporated area

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 lie in the township: New Franklin

New Franklin, Stark County, Ohio

.New Franklin is an unincorporated community in northeastern Paris Township, Stark County, Ohio, United States, lying at the intersection of State Routes 172 and 183. The community is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area....

 in the northeast, Paris

Paris, Ohio

Paris is an unincorporated community in northwestern Paris Township, Stark County, Ohio. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44669. It lies along State Route 172 between East Canton and Lisbon. The community is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan...

 in the northwest, and Robertsville

Robertsville, Ohio

Robertsville is an unincorporated community in eastern Paris Township, Stark County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44670. It lies along U.S. Route 30 between East Canton and Minerva. The community is part of the...

 in the east.

Name and history

Statewide, other Paris Townships are located in Portage

Paris Township, Portage County, Ohio

Paris Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,827 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Windham Township - north...

 and Union

Paris Township, Union County, Ohio

Paris Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 17,549 people in the township, 1,617 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

Counties.

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.