Dodson Township, Ohio

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Dodson Township, Ohio
Township
Lynchburg-Clay High School.JPG
Lynchburg-Clay High School
Map of Highland County Ohio Highlighting Dodson Township.png
Location of Dodson Township in Highland County
Coordinates: 39°13′35″N83°47′37″W / 39.22639°N 83.79361°W / 39.22639; -83.79361
Country United States
State Ohio
County Highland
Area
 • Total26.3 sq mi (68.0 km2)
 • Land26.2 sq mi (67.8 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,020 ft (311 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total2,598
 • Density99/sq mi (38/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-22204 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086302 [1]

Dodson Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,598.

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Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

Part of the village of Lynchburg is located in northern Dodson Township.

Name and history

Dodson Township derives its name from Joshua Dodson, a government surveyor. [4] It is the only Dodson Township statewide. [5]

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, [6] 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. ↑ "Dodson township, Highland County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 38. Archived from the original on March 31, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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