Erie Township, Ottawa County, Ohio
| Erie Township, Ottawa County, Ohio | |
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| Township | |
 Location of Erie Township in Ottawa County. |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Ottawa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.7 sq mi (35.4 km2) |
| • Land | 12.3 sq mi (31.8 km2) |
| • Water | 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 577 ft (176 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,328 |
| • Density | 108.3/sq mi (41.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-25578[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086761[1] |
Erie Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,328 people in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the central part of the county along Lake Erie, it borders the following townships:
- Put-in-Bay Township - northeast, across Lake Erie
- Portage Township - southeast
- Bay Township - south
- Salem Township - southwest
- Carroll Township - northwest
A small part of the city of Port Clinton, the county seat of Ottawa County, is located in southwestern Erie Township, and the unincorporated community of Lacarne lies in the township's southwest.
Camp Perry is located along Lake Erie in Erie Township.
Name and history
It is the only Erie Township statewide.[4]
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.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Ottawa County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
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- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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