Vermilion Township, Erie County, Ohio
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| Location of Vermilion Township (red) in Erie County, adjacent to the city of Vermilion (yellow). Location of Vermilion Township (red) in Erie County, adjacent to the city of Vermilion (yellow). |
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 Vermilion Township, Ohio
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Erie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.2 sq mi (62.8 km2) |
| • Land | 22.0 sq mi (56.9 km2) |
| • Water | 2.3 sq mi (5.8 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 620 ft (189 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 9,575 |
| • Density | 435.6/sq mi (168.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 44089 |
| Area code(s) | 440 |
| FIPS code | 39-79730[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086071[1] |
Vermilion Township is one of the nine townships of Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area. The 2000 census found 9,575 people in the township, 4,638 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
Communities
- Beulah Beach is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. within the northwest portion of the township along the shore of Lake Erie.
- Heidelberg Beach is an unincorporated community located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. within the northwest portion of the township between Beulah Beach and Mitiwanga.
- Mitiwanga is an unincorporated community located within the northwest portion of the township located along the shore of Lake Erie.
- Orchard Beach is an unincorporated community located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. within the northeast portion of the township along the shore of Lake Erie.
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county along Lake Erie, it borders the following townships:
- Brownhelm Township, Lorain County - east
- Henrietta Township, Lorain County - southeast corner
- Florence Township - south
- Berlin Township - southwest
The city of Vermilion is adjacent to the northeastern portion of Vermilion Township along the shoreline of Lake Erie.
Name and history
Vermilion Township was named from the Vermilion River.[4]
It is the only Vermilion Township statewide, although there is a Vermillion Township in Ashland County.
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.
- ↑ Erie County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ §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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