York Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

York Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,292 people in the township.GeographyLocated at the center of the county, it borders the following townships: Dover Township - northGoshen Township - northeastWarwick Township - southeastClay Township - southJefferson Township - southwestAuburn Township - west No municipalities are located in York Township.Name and historyIt is one of ten York Townships statewide.York Township was organized in 1828. The township was named after York, Pennsylvania.GovernmentThe 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, 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. The current trustees are Al Ballentine, David Simmons, and Ron Stein, and the fiscal officer is Carol Beitzel.