Pike Township, Knox County, Ohio
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Pike Township is one of the twenty-two 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 Knox County
Knox County, Ohio
Knox County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2010, the population was 60,921. Its county seat is Mount Vernon and is named for Henry Knox, an officer in the American Revolutionary War who was later the first Secretary of War....

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 1,298 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Worthington Township, Richland County
    Worthington Township, Richland County, Ohio
    Worthington Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area...

     - north
  • Brown Township
    Brown Township, Knox County, Ohio
    Brown Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,425 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - east
  • Howard Township
    Howard Township, Knox County, Ohio
    Howard Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,319 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the east central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Brown Township - north...

     - southeast corner
  • Monroe Township
    Monroe Township, Knox County, Ohio
    Monroe Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,427 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Pike Township - north...

     - south
  • Morris Township
    Morris Township, Knox County, Ohio
    Morris Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,998 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the west central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southwest
  • Berlin Township
    Berlin Township, Knox County, Ohio
    Berlin Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,789 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - west
  • Jefferson Township, Richland County
    Jefferson Township, Richland County, Ohio
    Jefferson Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area...

    - northwest corner


No municipalities are located in Pike Township.

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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