New Market Township, Highland County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

39°9′24″N 83°40′17″W / 39.15667°N 83.67139°W / 39.15667; -83.67139CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyHighlandArea

• Total26.73 sq mi (69.24 km²) • Land26.72 sq mi (69.21 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,142 ft (348 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,874 • Density70/sq mi (27/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

45133

Area code(s)937, 326FIPS code39-55048^[3]GNIS feature ID1086309^[1]

New Market Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,874.

Geography

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

Liberty Township - northeast
Washington Township - southeast
Concord Township - south
Whiteoak Township - southwest
Hamer Township - west
Union Township - northwest

No municipalities are located in New Market Township.

Name and history

It is the only New Market Township statewide.^[4]

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,^[5] 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.
^ "New Market township, Highland County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "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.