CHAPTER VI.
TOWNSHIPS OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY.
Page 145

But Eleven Townships in the County Now, Though One Hundred Years Ago it had Twenty-three -
First Three Townships Organized by Associate Judges, Since Which Time County Commissioners  Have Exercised That Function -
The Eleven Lost Townships -
Multiplicity of Township Officials Under the Ohio System and Some Comment Thereon -
List of Township Officials in 1917.

      Champaign county now has twelve townships, although in 1817, just one hundred years ago, it had twenty-three townships.  The settling off of Clark and Logan counties by the Legislature in 1817 reduced Champaign county to its present size.  The historian has not attempted to give any history of the townships which were set off from Champaign county when Clark and Logan were formed.  Their names and boundaries are given in the chapter on county organization.
     The organization of townships after the first three were organized in 1805 was always left to the county commissioners, the first townships - Mad River, Salem and Springfield- being organized by the associate judges.  Subsequent townships were organized upon petition by voters without the territory asking to be organized as a township.  The townships were all organized by 1828, the last township to be organized being Adams (1828).  There has been an effort in the county to keep the townships practically of the same size.  Salem being the largest (forty-eight square miles) and Harrison being the smallest (twenty-four square miles.

THE ELEVEN LOST TOWNSHIPS
pg. 145

TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS
pg. 146

TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS IN 1917
pg. 147

END OF CHAPTER VI.

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