Roundhead Township, Hardin County, Ohio

Roundhead Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 630.

Roundhead Township, Hardin County, Ohio
Township
Roundhead and surrounding countryside from the air
Roundhead and surrounding countryside from the air
Location of Roundhead Township, Hardin County, Ohio
Location of Roundhead Township, Hardin County, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°34′57″N 83°50′55″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyHardin
Area
 • Total25.9 sq mi (67.0 km2)
 • Land25.9 sq mi (67.0 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,030 ft (314 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total630
 • Density24/sq mi (9.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43346
Area code(s)937, 326
FIPS code39-68784[3]
GNIS feature ID1086268[1]

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Roundhead Township, although the unincorporated community of Roundhead lies in the township's southeast.

Name and history

Roundhead Township was organized in 1832.[4] The township is named for Wyandot chief Roundhead, who inhabited the area in the early 19th century.[5]

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
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Roundhead township, Hardin County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. The History of Hardin County, Ohio. Warner Beers & Company. 1883. p. 291.
  5. Kohler, Minnie Ichler (1910). A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Principal Interests,. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 17.
  6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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