Urbana Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 14,119 people living in the township.
Urbana Township, Ohio | |
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Farmland in southern Urbana Township | |
Location of Urbana Township in Champaign County | |
| Coordinates: 40°6′2″N 83°45′9″W / 40.10056°N 83.75250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Champaign |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.3 sq mi (112.2 km2) |
| • Land | 43.1 sq mi (111.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,056 ft (322 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 14,119 |
| • Density | 330/sq mi (130/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 43078 |
| Area code(s) | 937, 326 |
| FIPS code | 39-79086[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085848[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Salem Township - north
- Union Township - east
- Moorefield Township, Clark County - south
- German Township, Clark County - southwest corner
- Mad River Township - west
- Concord Township - northwest corner
Most of the city of Urbana, the county seat of Champaign County, is located in northern Urbana Township.
Name and history
editUrbana Township was established in the 1810s.[4] It is the only Urbana Township statewide.[5]
Government
editThe 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- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Urbana township, Champaign County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Middleton, Evan P. (1917). History of Champaign County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen. p. 261.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.