Gilead Township, Morrow County, Ohio


Gilead Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 6,112 people lived in the township; 3,660 lived in the village of Mount Gilead and 437 lived in the village of Edison.

Geography

Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Two villages are located in Gilead Township: Edison in the west, and Mount Gilead, the county seat of Morrow County in the center.

Name and history

Gilead Township was organized in 1835. It is the only Gilead 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.