• Source: Reading Township, Perry County, Ohio

      • Reading Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,358 people in the township.


      Geography


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

      Hopewell Township - north
      Madison Township - northeast corner
      Clayton Township - east
      Pike Township - southeast corner
      Jackson Township - south
      Rush Creek Township, Fairfield County - southwest
      Richland Township, Fairfield County - west
      Thorn Township - northwest
      The village of Somerset is located in northern Reading Township.


      Name and history


      Reading Township was established around 1805, and named after Reading, Pennsylvania. It is the only Reading Township statewide.


      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, 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




      External links


      County website

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