Place:White Oak, Highland, Ohio, United States

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Whiteoak Township, Ohio

— Township —

Municipalities and townships of Highland County.

Coordinates: 39°2′33″N 83°45′8″W Country United States State Ohio County Highland Area

• Total 	30.3 sq mi (78.6 km2)
• Land 	30.3 sq mi (78.6 km2)
• Water 	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)

Elevation[1] 958 ft (292 m) Population (2000)

• Total 	1,374
• Density 	45.3/sq mi (17.5/km2)

Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

• Summer (DST) 	EDT (UTC-4)

FIPS code 39-84826[2] GNIS feature ID 1086315[1]

Whiteoak Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,374 people in the township, 1,001 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3] Contents

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   1 Geography
   2 Name and history
   3 Government
   4 References
   5 External links

[edit] Geography

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

   Hamer Township - north
   New Market Township - northeast
   Concord Township - east
   Eagle Township, Brown County - southeast
   Washington Township, Brown County - southwest
   Clay Township - west

The village of Mowrystown is located in southern Whiteoak Township. [edit] Name and history

It is the only Whiteoak Township statewide.[4] [edit] 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,[5] 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.