Denmark Township, Ohio

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Denmark Township, Ohio
Township
Denmark Township.jpg
Church and town hall at Denmark Center
Map of Ashtabula County Ohio Highlighting Denmark Township.png
Location of Denmark Township in Ashtabula County
Coordinates: 41°44′38″N80°40′34″W / 41.74389°N 80.67611°W / 41.74389; -80.67611
Country United States
State Ohio
County Ashtabula
Area
 • Total24.4 sq mi (63.1 km2)
 • Land24.4 sq mi (63.1 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
955 ft (291 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total847
 • Density39/sq mi (15.0/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-21672 [2]
GNIS feature ID1085724 [1]

Denmark Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 847 people in the township. [3]

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Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Denmark Township.

Name and history

It is the only Denmark Township statewide. [4]

The area now composing Denmark Township was long inhabited by the Seneca Indian tribe. Peter Knapp, a New Yorker who arrived in 1809, was the first Euro-American settler in the area. [5]

Denmark Township was described in 1833 as having one gristmill and two saw mills. [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. Currently, the board is composed of chairman Charles Frye and members Chad Corron and Fred Williams. [5]

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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. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Denmark township, Ashtabula County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  5. 1 2 Ashtabula County, Ohio Archived 2007-12-11 at the Wayback Machine Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.
  6. ↑ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp.  180 . Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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