Lenox Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
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Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Ashtabula |
Area | |
• Total | 24.4 sq mi (63.1 km2) |
• Land | 24.3 sq mi (62.9 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
Elevation[1] | 1,001 ft (305 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,450 |
• Density | 60/sq mi (23.0/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 44047 |
Area code(s) | 440 |
FIPS code | 39-42742[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1085731[1] |
Lenox Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,450 people in the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Jefferson Township - north
- Denmark Township - northeast corner
- Dorset Township - east
- Cherry Valley Township - southeast corner
- New Lyme Township - south
- Rome Township - southwest corner
- Morgan Township - west
- Austinburg Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Lenox Township.
Name and history
It is the only Lenox Township statewide.[4]
The first settler in Lenox Township was former Maryland resident Lyle Asque, who arrived in 1807.[5] Lenox Township was organized in 1819.[6]
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, Robin Hayford-Fiebig[7] 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. Currently, the members of the board are John Maylish, Barry Weaver, and James Robinsoni[5]
References
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ashtabula County, Ohio Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.
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- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.