Cambridge Township, Guernsey County, Ohio


Cambridge Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 14,570, of whom 3,935 lived in the unincorporated portion of the township.

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The city of Cambridge, the county seat of Guernsey County, is located in central Cambridge Township.

Name and history

Cambridge Township was established in 1810. It is the only Cambridge 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.