Lee Township, Carroll County, Ohio

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Lee Township, Carroll County, Ohio
Township
The community building
The community building
Location of Lee Township in Carroll County
Location of Lee Township in Carroll County
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Country United States
State Ohio
County Carroll
Area
 • Total 31.6 sq mi (81.9 km2)
 • Land 31.6 sq mi (81.9 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,227 ft (374 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,087
 • Density 34/sq mi (13.3/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-42434[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085830[1]

Lee Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,087.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Lee Township, although the unincorporated community of Harlem Springs lies in the township's center

Name and history

Statewide, other Lee Townships are located in Athens and Monroe counties.

At the March, 1836, meeting of the county commissioners the entry made was: "After reading and considering the petition for the erection and alteration of several townships in different parts of the county the following is moved", "A township named Lee was ordered to be erected from parts of the townships of Rock and Jefferson."[4]

Government

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1840 1,372 —
1850 1,220 −11.1%
1860 1,225 0.4%
1870 901 −26.4%
1880 933 3.6%
1890 926 −0.8%
1900 849 −8.3%
1910 828 −2.5%
1920 757 −8.6%
1930 695 −8.2%
1940 858 23.5%
1950 964 12.4%
1960 989 2.6%
1970 999 1.0%
1980 1,000 0.1%
1990 1,046 4.6%
2000 1,128 7.8%
2010 1,087 −3.6%
[5]

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,[6] 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.

The current office holders and end of their terms are:[7][8]

Trustees:

  • James M Fisher December 31, 2013,
  • Dick L. Walters December 31, 2013,
  • James L. Noble December 31, 2011

Fiscal Officer (Clerk):

  • Cathy S. Kinney March 31, 2012

Education

Students attend the Carrollton Exempted Village School District.[9]

References

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  5. ↑ census data: 1840, 1880 : Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. , 1850 : 1850 page 14 , 1860 : http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1860a-11.pdf 1860] page 13 , 1870 : 1870 page 24 , 1890,1900 : Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. , 1900,1910,1920 : Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. , 1930 : 1930 page 40 , 1940 : 1940 page 83 , 1950 : 1950 page 14 , 1960 : 1960 page 16 , 1970 : 1970 page=124 , 1980 : 1980 & 1990 Census Information, at reference desk, Carroll County District Library , 1990: 1990 , 2000 : 2000, 2010 : [1]
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  7. ↑ Carroll County Website
  8. ↑ http://www.the-review.com/news/advertising Mr. Thrifty 3, Nov. 12, 2009, page 3
  9. ↑ PUC Ohio map of School Districts

External links

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