Seneca Township, Seneca County, Ohio

Seneca Township, Seneca County, Ohio
Township

Countryside just east of New Riegel

Location of Seneca Township in Seneca County
Coordinates: 41°2′20″N 83°14′27″W / 41.03889°N 83.24083°W / 41.03889; -83.24083Coordinates: 41°2′20″N 83°14′27″W / 41.03889°N 83.24083°W / 41.03889; -83.24083
Country United States
State Ohio
County Seneca
Area
 • Total 36.1 sq mi (93.4 km2)
 • Land 35.6 sq mi (92.2 km2)
 • Water 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2)
Elevation[1] 810 ft (247 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,585
 • Density 44.5/sq mi (17.2/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-71355[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086954[1]

Seneca Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,585 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Seneca Township.

Name and history

Seneca Township was established in 1820.[4]

Statewide, other Seneca Townships are located in Monroe and Noble counties.

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. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Seneca County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ {{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NT4VAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA177#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=History of Seneca County: Containing a Detailed Narrative of the Principal Events that Have Occurred Since Its First Settlement Down to the Present Time | publisher=D. Campbell | author=Butterfield, Consul Willshire | year=1848 | pages=}177}
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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