Adams Township, Seneca County, Ohio

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Adams Township, Seneca County, Ohio
Township
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Countryside in southeastern Adams Township
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Location of Adams Township in Seneca County
Coordinates: 41°12′25″N83°1′5″W / 41.20694°N 83.01806°W / 41.20694; -83.01806
Country United States
State Ohio
County Seneca
Area
 • Total36.2 sq mi (93.7 km2)
 • Land36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation
[1]
794 ft (242 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total1,247
 • Density34.6/sq mi (13.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-00324 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086940 [1]

Adams Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,247 people in the township.

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Geography

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

Part of the village of Green Springs is located in northern Adams Township.

Name and history

Adams Township was organized in 1826. [4] It was named for John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States. [5]

It is one of ten Adams Townships statewide. [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, [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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Adams township, Seneca County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Butterfield, Consul Willshire (1848). History of Seneca County: Containing a Detailed Narrative of the Principal Events that Have Occurred Since Its First Settlement Down to the Present Time. D. Campbell. p. 155.
  5. ↑ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, Or a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. p. 68. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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