Virginia Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
Virginia Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 563. Geography Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Jackson Township - north Franklin Township - east Adams Township, Muskingum County - southeast corner Cass Township, Muskingum County - south Washington Township - west No municipalities are located in Virginia Township, although the unincorporated communities of New Moscow and Willowbrook are located in the township's north. Name and history Named for Virginia, the former home state of most of its early settlers, it is the only Virginia Township statewide. Virginia Township was organized in 1828. The first permanent settler in the township was Richard Tilton, a native of Redstone Old Fort in Pennsylvania, who established himself in late 1805. Baptists were the first church to organize in the township, starting a congregation on Section 16 either in 1816 or 1818, while the township's first school was formed in 1818. 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