Cynthian Township, Shelby County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Cynthian Township, Shelby County, Ohio

Township

Fields northwest of Newport

Location of Cynthian Township in Shelby County

Coordinates: 40°17′53″N 84°21′56″W﻿ / ﻿40.29806°N 84.36556°W﻿ / 40.29806; -84.36556Coordinates: 40°17′53″N 84°21′56″W﻿ / ﻿40.29806°N 84.36556°W﻿ / 40.29806; -84.36556
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Shelby
Area

• Total| 31.4 sq mi (81.2 km2)
• Land| 31.3 sq mi (81.0 km2)
• Water| 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation

[1]

| 1,014 ft (309 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total| 1,972
• Density| 63.0/sq mi (24.3/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-19834[2]
GNIS feature ID| 1086959[1]

Cynthian Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,972 people in the township.[3]

## Geography[edit]

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

* McLean Township – north
* Turtle Creek Township – east
* Washington Township – southeast
* Loramie Township – south
* Wayne Township, Darke County – southwest
* Patterson Township, Darke County – west

No municipalities are located in Cynthian Township, although the census-designated place of Newport is located in the center of the township.

## Name and history[edit]

Cynthian Township was organized in 1825.[4] It is the only Cynthian Township statewide.[5]

## Government[edit]

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,[6] 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[edit]

1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. ^ Shelby County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates[permanent dead link] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^ Hitchcock, Almon Baldwin Carrington (1913). History of Shelby County, Ohio, and representative citizens. p. 83.
5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

## External links[edit]

* County website

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Municipalities and communities of Shelby County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Sidney

City|

* Sidney

Villages|

* Anna
* Botkins
* Ft. Loramie
* Jackson Center
* Kettlersville
* Lockington
* Minster‡
* Port Jefferson
* Russia

Townships|

* Clinton
* Cynthian
* Dinsmore
* Franklin
* Green
* Jackson
* Loramie
* McLean
* Orange
* Perry
* Salem
* Turtle Creek
* Van Buren
* Washington

CDP|

* Newport

Unincorporated
communities|

* Ballou
* Dawson
* Depew
* Hardin
* Houston
* Kirkwood
* Maplewood
* McCartyville
* Montra
* Mount Jefferson
* Newbern
* Oran
* Pasco
* Pemberton
* Plattsville
* Rumley
* St. Patrick
* Swanders
* Tawawa
* Uno

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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