Lafayette Township, Coshocton County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

40°16′19″N 81°45′26″W / 40.27194°N 81.75722°W / 40.27194; -81.75722CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyCoshoctonArea

• Total25.1 sq mi (65.0 km²) • Land24.7 sq mi (63.9 km²) • Water0.4 sq mi (1.1 km²)Elevation

^[1]

804 ft (245 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total4,250 • Density170/sq mi (65/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-41132^[3]GNIS feature ID1085919^[1]

Lafayette Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 4,250 people living in the township.

Geography

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

White Eyes Township - north
Adams Township - northeast corner
Oxford Township - east
Linton Township - south
Franklin Township - southwest
Tuscarawas Township - west
Keene Township - northwest corner

The village of West Lafayette is located in northeastern Lafayette Township.

Name and history

Lafayette Township was the last township in Coshocton County to be organized, in 1835.^[4] It was named for Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, whose death had occurred in 1834.^[5]

Statewide, the only other Lafayette Township is located in Medina County.

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,^[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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Lafayette township, Coshocton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Hunt, William Ellis (1876). Historical Collections of Coshocton County, Ohio. R. Clarke & Company. pp. 3.
^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. A. A. Graham. pp. 531.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.