Osnaburg Township, Stark County, Ohio

Osnaburg Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,886 people in the township, 4,257 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Osnaburg Township, Stark County, Ohio
Township
Clubhouse at the Clearview Golf Club
Location of Osnaburg Township in Stark County
Coordinates: 40°46′11″N 81°16′15″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Stark
Organized	16 March 1809
Area
• Total	37.1 sq mi (96.0 km^2)
• Land	37.1 sq mi (96.0 km^2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km^2)
Elevation [1]	1,184 ft (361 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	5,886
• Density	158.8/sq mi (61.3/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	44730
Area code(s)	330
FIPS code	39-58926[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086984[1]

Geography

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

• Nimishillen Township - north
• Paris Township - east
• Brown Township, Carroll County - southeast
• Sandy Township - south
• Pike Township - southwest corner
• Canton Township - west
• Plain Township - northwest corner

The village of East Canton is located in northwestern Osnaburg Township.

Name and history

The township's name reminds of the german city Osnabrück - the german part -brück ("bridge") was changed to -burg ("castle"), to avoid the letter "ü". It is the only Osnaburg Township statewide.[4]

In 1833, Osnaburg Township contained one gristmill, seven saw mills, two tanneries, four stores, and one German and English book office.[5]

Government

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1820	813		—
1830	1,620		99.3%
1840	2,333		44.0%
1850	2,225		−4.6%
1860	2,026		−8.9%
1870	2,046		1.0%
1880	2,298		12.3%
1890	2,287		−0.5%
1900	2,166		−5.3%
1910	2,127		−1.8%
1920	2,147		0.9%
1930	3,078		43.4%
1940	3,483		13.2%
1950	4,496		29.1%
1960	5,409		20.3%
1970	6,067		12.2%
1990	5,781		—
2000	5,886		1.8%
[6]

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,[7] 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

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. Stark County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
5. Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 356. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
6. census data: 1820 : 1820 page 137, 1830 : Kilbourn, John (1831). The Ohio gazetteer: or, Topographical dictionary: describing the several ... in the State of Ohio. self. p. 332., 1840, 1880 : Howe, Henry (1907). Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Centennial Edition. The State of Ohio. p. 285., 1850, 1860, 1870 : 1870 page 35, 1890, 1900 : Hunt, William C. (1901). Population of the United States by states and territories, counties, and minor Civil Divisions, as returned at the Twelfth Census: 1900. United States Census Printing Office. p. 318., 1910, 1920, 1930 : 1930 page 56, 1940, 1950 : 1950 page 21, 1960, 1970 : 1970 page 135, 1990 : 1990 , 2000 : 2000
7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website