Andover Township, Ohio

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Andover Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
Township
John Henderson home 01.jpg
John Henderson House in West Andover
Map of Ashtabula County Ohio Highlighting Andover Township.png
Location of Andover Township in Ashtabula County
Coordinates: 41°36′54″N80°33′11″W / 41.61500°N 80.55306°W / 41.61500; -80.55306
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio
County Ashtabula
Area
 • Total
26.3 sq mi (68.2 km2)
 • Land22.2 sq mi (57.5 km2)
 • Water4.1 sq mi (10.7 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,080 ft (330 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,577
 • Density124/sq mi (47.9/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44003
Area code 440
FIPS code 39-02064 [2]
GNIS feature ID1085718 [1]

Andover Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,577 at the 2020 census. [3]

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Geography

The village of Andover, as well as the unincorporated community of West Andover, lie within central and western Andover Township respectively.

Located on the southeastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

Major highways

Name and history

It is the only Andover Township statewide.

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, [4] 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 board is composed of chairman William French and members William Groff and Andrew Kirby, Fiscal Officer Karen Chapman. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Andover township, Ashtabula County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  4. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.
  5. ↑ Ashtabula County, Ohio Archived July 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed May 28, 2007.
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